N8100-1644F/1645F/1646F/1647F/1648F/1649F N8100-1650F/1651F/1652F/1653F NEC Express5800/R120b-2 User's Guide 2nd Edition 7-2010 ONL-510_017_02_R120b2-100-00-1007
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Keep this manual at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary. SAFETY INDICATIONS Follow the instructions in this manual for your safety to use the NEC Express server. Your server contains components with possible danger, hazards that may cause by ignoring warnings, and preventive actions against such hazards. Server components with possible danger are indicated with a warning label placed on or around them as well as described in this manual.
SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL AND WARNING LABELS Attentions Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock. Indicates that improper use may cause fingers to be caught. Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury. Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury. Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire. Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam. Indicates that improper use may cause explosion.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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i PREFACE Congratulations on your purchase of NEC Express server. Purchase of this server is your assurance of receiving state-of-the-art, high quality hardware to meet your needs, both now and in the future. Read this User's Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the NEC Express server and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent.
ii ABOUT THIS USER'S GUIDE This manual is a guide for proper setup and use of your server. This manual also covers useful procedures for dealing with difficulties and problems that may arise during setup or operation of your server. Keep this manual for future use. The following describes how to proceed with this manual.
iii Appendix B Other Precautions provides supplementary notes on using the server. Appendix C IRQ and I/O Port Address provides a list of factory-set IRQs and I/O port addresses assigned. Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 describes how to install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 without using Express Setup. Using the Express Setup tool is recommended for installing Windows Server 2008 R2. See Chapter 5 for details.
iv IN THE PACKAGE The carton contains various accessories, as well as the server itself. See the packing list to make sure that you have everything and that individual components are not damaged. If you find any component missing or damaged, contact your service representative. Store the provided accessories in a designated place for your convenience. You will need them to install an optional device or troubleshoot your server, as well as to set it up.
v CONTENTS Preface ..............................................................................................................................................i About This User's Guide..................................................................................................................ii In the Package.................................................................................................................................iv Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server..........................
vi Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server ................................................................................ 3-1 Setup Flow....................................................................................................................................3-2 Selecting Server Site.....................................................................................................................3-3 Installing the Server.................................................................................
vii Setting for Solving Problems......................................................................................................5-88 Memory Dump (Debug Information).....................................................................................5-88 How to Create a User-mode Process Dump File ....................................................................5-95 Network Monitor....................................................................................................................
viii UID LED (ID) ..........................................................................................................................8-5 Hard Disk Drive LED ..............................................................................................................8-6 LAN Connector LEDs..............................................................................................................8-8 AC POWER LEDs .......................................................................................
ix Memory Clock .......................................................................................................................9-29 Memory RAS Feature ............................................................................................................9-30 Installation..............................................................................................................................9-31 Removal ........................................................................................
x About the System Partition Size..............................................................................................D-3 BitLocker.................................................................................................................................D-5 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 ............................................................................................D-6 Preparations for Installation ..............................................................................
xi Mounting MO Device ............................................................................................................. F-2 About Removable Media ........................................................................................................ F-2 Floppy Disk Drive................................................................................................................... F-2 About the System Partition Size............................................................................
xii Appendix I Accessing Power and Performance Data ................................................. I-1 Power Consumption ..................................................................................................................... I-1 Inlet Air Temperature.................................................................................................................... I-3 Processor Utilization....................................................................................................
Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server.
1-2 Notes on Using Your Server WARNING LABELS The warning label is attached to components with possible danger or their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server. (Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels.) If you find any labels totally/partially removed or illegible due to damage, contact your sales representative. External View 2.
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1-4 Notes on Using Your Server Internal View 2.
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1-6 Notes on Using Your Server SAFETY NOTES This section provides notes on using the server safely. Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the server. For symbols, see "SAFETY INDICATIONS" provided earlier. For part names described in the safety instruction chapter in this guide, see Chapter 2. General WARNING Do not use the server for services where critical high availability may directly affect human lives.
Notes on Using Your Server 1-7 CAUTION Keep water or foreign matter away from the server. Do not let any form of liquid (water etc.) or foreign matter (e.g., pins or paper clips) enter the server. Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock, a fire, or a failure of the server. When such things accidentally enter the server, immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Do not disassemble the server. Contact your service representative.
1-8 Notes on Using Your Server Rack CAUTION Do not carry or install the server only by a single person. More than one person is required to carry or install the rack. Failure to follow this instruction may cause the rack to fall to result in personal injury and/or breakages of surrounding devices. In particular, a high rack (such as 44U rack) is unstable if it is not fixed by stabilizers. More than one person must always carry or install the rack while they support it.
Notes on Using Your Server 1-9 Power Supply and Power Cord Use WARNING Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand. Do not disconnect/connect the plug while your hands are wet. Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock. Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe. Never connect the ground wire to a gas pipe. Failure to follow this warning may cause a gas explosion. CAUTION Plug in to a proper power source. Use a proper wall outlet.
1-10 Notes on Using Your Server Installation, Relocation, Storage, and Connection WARNING Disconnect the power cord(s) before installing or removing the server. Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power cord(s) from a power outlet before installing/removing the server. All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged. CAUTION Never attempt to lift the server only by yourself. The server weighs max. 21 kg (depending on its hardware configuration).
Notes on Using Your Server 1-11 CAUTION Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack. Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack. Doing so bends the frame of the server. Consequently, the server cannot be pushed back into the rack. Placing an object on the server may also cause personal injury if the server drops. Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source.
1-12 Notes on Using Your Server Cleaning and Working with Internal Devices WARNING Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Never attempt to disassemble, repair, or alter the server on any occasion other than described in this User's Guide. Failure to follow this instruction may cause an electric shock or fire as well as malfunctions of the server. Do not remove the lithium battery. The server contains the lithium battery. Do not remove the battery.
Notes on Using Your Server 1-13 During Operation CAUTION Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack unnecessarily. Do not pull out or remove the server from the rack unnecessarily. Pulling out or removing the server from the rack may cause not only the server to operate incorrectly but also the server to fall on people to make them injured. Stay away from the fan. Keep your hand or hair away from the cooling fan on the rear of the server.
1-14 Notes on Using Your Server FOR PROPER OPERATION Observe the following notes for successful operation of the server. Use of the server ignoring the notes will cause malfunctions or failures of the server. Install the rack assembly in a place that meets requirements for successful operation. For details, see Chapter 3, "Setting Up Your Server." The server is intended for installation in a Restricted Access Location, mounted above a non-combustible material.
Notes on Using Your Server 1-15 TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTY The following must be observed when you transfer (or sell) the server or software provided with the server to a third party: Make sure to provide this manual along with the server to a third party. IMPORTANT: About data on the hard disk drive Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data (e.g., customers' information or companies' management information) on the removed hard disk drive to any third parties.
1-16 Notes on Using Your Server DISPOSAL AND CONSUMABLES Dispose of the server, internal devices, or DVD/CD-ROMs according to laws and regulations of the central and/or local government. IMPORTANT: For disposal (or replacement) of the battery on the mother board of the server, consult with your service representative. It is user's responsibility to completely erase or modify all the data stored in storage devices such as hard disk drives so that the data cannot be restored.
Notes on Using Your Server 1-17 USER SUPPORT Before Asking for Repair, do the following when the server appears to fail: 1. Check if the power cord and the cables to other devices are properly connected. 2. See Chapter 8 to find if your problem fits the description. If it does, take the recommended measure for it. 3. Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed.
1-18 Notes on Using Your Server Advice for Health The longer you keep using the computer equipment, the more you become tired, which may cause disorders of your body. When you use a computer, observe the following to keep yourself from getting tired: Good Working Posture You have good posture if the following are satisfied when you use a computer: • You sit on a chair with your back straight. • Your hands are parallel with the floor when you put them on the keyboard.
Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server. It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server. OVERVIEW Your server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the Intel® Xeon® microprocessor. It is a solid performer and offers the latest technology. The combination of compute performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for many server market applications.
2-2 General Description EXTERNAL VIEW 2.5-inch disk model (2) (1) (5) (4) (3) 3.
General Description 2-3 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS The following figure shows the location of the front system features. Front View with Front Bezel Closed (7) ID (4)-1 (6) (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (3) (4)-2 (5) (2) Front bezel This cover protects the front devices and the drive cover on top of the server during daily use. A security key is provided to lock the cover. (See page 2-16.) Key slot Insert the security key into this slot when unlocking the front bezel. (See page 2-16.
2-4 General Description Front View with Front Bezel Removed 2.5-inch disk model (6) See (3) to (7) on previous page. (7) (11) (8) (9) (10) (1) (2) (3)-0 (3)-2 (3)-4 (3)-6 (3)-1 (3)-3 (3)-5 (3)-7 (12) (1) (5) * When N8154-35 has been added (4) (3)-8* (3)-9* 3.5-inch disk model (3)-10* (3)-11* (6) See (3) to (7) on previous page.
General Description 2-5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) Handles (1 at the right and left each) Hold the handles when dismounting/mounting the server from/in the rack. Optical disk drive bay Attach an optional optical disk drive. (See page 2-24.) One of the following drives will be installed, according to the model or the purchase order.
2-6 General Description Rear View (1) (2) (15) (3) (13) (12) (11) (10) (14) (18) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (4) (19) (16) (18) (17)-2 (9) (8) (16) (18) (17)- (7) (6) (5) (16) Full-height PCI card slot (1B) These slots are used to insert full-height PC cards. (For details, see page 9-51.) Starting at the top, these slots are 3B and 2B. Set screw This screw is used to fix the logic cover in place.
General Description 2-7 (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) This LED lights up when the UID switch is pressed. This LED can also turned on or set to the blinking status by using a software command. USB connectors These connectors are used to connect devices that support the USB interface. (For details, see page 3-18.) Monitor connector This connector is used to connect a display. (For details, see page 3-18.) This connector cannot be used if the front monitor connector is being used.
2-8 General Description Internal View The processor duct is not shown in the figure. 2.
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2-10 General Description MOTHERBOARD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (10) (9) (3) (13) (21) (11) (12) (22)-2 External connectors (see page 158) (22)-1 (21) REAR FRONT (20) (19) (18)(15) (16) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (17) (14) Power connector USB backup device connector Unused connector USB connector (front) SATA DVD connector SATA backup device connector SATA connector Fan connector Optional COM connector HDD BP con
General Description 2-11 STANDARD FEATURES The server you have purchased has the following features. High performance Intel® Xeon® processor N8100-1650: 2GHz, 2 cores N8100-1644/1651: 2.13GHz, 4 cores N8100-1645/1652: 2.40GHz, 4 cores N8100-1646/1653: 2.66GHz, 4 cores N8100-1647: 2.26GHz, 6 cores N8100-1648: 2.93GHz, 6 cores N8100-1649: 3.33GHz, 6 cores High-speed memory access (DDR3 1333 supported) High-speed disk access *1 (SATA300, or SSD SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)) Expandability PCI Express 2.
2-12 General Description Peripheral Bays The system supports a variety of standard PC AT-compatible peripheral devices. The chassis includes these peripheral bays: Three 5.25-inch file bays for installing 5.25-inch peripheral devices such as optional tape drives. (An optical disk drive is factory-installed.) The 3.5-inch disk cage can contain up to four SATA or SAS hard disk drives. The 2.5-inch disk cage can contain up to eight SAS hard disk drives.
General Description 2-13 NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The DVD of this server's accessories contains a setup utility called "NEC EXPRESSBUILDER". The major functions of the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are: To install the Operating System. "Express Setup" helps you to install the Windows Operating System. (See Chapter 5) To diagnose the server. NEC EXPRESSBUILDER includes System Diagnostics to check this server. (See Chapter 7) To create a driver disk.
2-14 General Description NEC ESMPRO The NEC ESMPRO is server management software that runs on the OS. The NEC ESMPRO Manager is a management software that enables you to manage and monitor the servers remotely. To use this software, it is required to install apposite bundled software on the server. NOTE: For details of major functions of the NEC ESMPRO, system configuration and setups with the NEC ESMPRO, see Chapter 6. Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install.
General Description 2-15 Remote Management The server may be monitored and managed via LAN/WAN by using EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 and NEC ESMPRO Manager utility stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM.
2-16 General Description USING YOUR SERVER This section describes the basic operations of the server including how to use devices such as the optical disk drive. Installing or Removing the Front Bezel When turning the power of the server on/off, accessing the optical disk drive and the backup file device, or installing or removing a hard disk drive on or from a hard disk drive bay, first remove the front bezel.
General Description 2-17 3. Slide the front bezel to the left a little to release the tab from the frame and then remove the front bezel from the server. <2> <1> To install the front bezel, latch the tab at the left side of the front bezel on the server frame. After the installation, lock the front bezel by using the security key.
2-18 General Description POWER Switch Use the POWER switch to turn on/off the server. Power On Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis. The POWER LED lights in green. POWER LED POWER switch IMPORTANT: If the power cord is connected to a power control device such as a UPS (Uninterruptive Power Supply), make sure that the power control device is powered. The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes.
General Description 2-19 POST POST (Power On Self-Test) is the self-diagnostic program stored in the system memory. When you power on the server, the system automatically runs POST to check the mother board, ECC memory module, CPU module, keyboard, and mouse. POST also displays messages of the BIOS Setup utility, such as the start-up message, while in progress. With the factory setup of the server, the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress.
2-20 General Description POST Execution Flow The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order. IMPORTANT: Do not power off the server while POST is in progress. Do not make key entries or perform mouse operations while POST is in progress. Some system configurations may display the message "Press Any Key" to prompt a key entry. This message is driven by BIOS of an installed optional board.
General Description 2-21 4. If your server uses Onboard RAID Controller, the following message is displayed to prompt you to run RAID utility. Press to Run LSI SoftwareRAID Configuration Utility Press Ctrl + M to run the utility. For detail explanation, see Chapter 4 for detail. IMPORTANT: The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility is used to manage the data stored in hard disk drive, or for maintenance. See Chapter 4 for detail. 5.
2-22 General Description Power Off Follow the procedure below to power off the server. If the power cord of the server is connected to a UPS, refer to the manual that comes with the UPS or the manual for the application that controls the UPS. IMPORTANT: Always allow POST to complete before turning off the server. 1. Shut down the OS. 2. Press the POWER switch on the front of the server. The POWER/SLEEP lamp goes out. 3. Power off peripheral devices.
General Description 2-23 IDENTIFICATION OF SERVERS ~ UID SWITCH ~ A UID (Unit ID) LED is provided on the front panel and rear panel. If more than one server is mounted in a single rack, the LED identifies the server you are performing maintenance on. The UID LED turns on or blinks when the UID (Unit ID) switch on the front panel is pressed. It goes off when the switch is pressed again. Maintenance from the rear of the rack has to be carried out in a dark, narrow space.
2-24 General Description OPTICAL DISK DRIVE The server is provided with the optical disk drive bay on its front to read data from a disc. The following optical disk drives can be installed in this server: z z DVD-ROM drive (option) This drive can read a variety of optical discs. DVD Super Multi drive (option) This drive can read and write a variety of optical discs. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely.
General Description 2-25 5. As shown in the figure below, hold the tray with a hand and press the disc with fingers of another hand to make the hole of the disc fit to the rotor at the center of the tray. Rotor Press this part of disc. 6. Push the front of the tray lightly to return it into the drive. IMPORTANT: If a noisy sound in driving the optical disk drive occurs after inserting a disc, insert it again correctly.
2-26 General Description After taking out the disc, return the tray into the drive. If you fail to eject the tray with the Eject button and remove the disc from the server, follow the procedure below. Manual ejection hole 1. Press the POWER switch to power off the server. (The POWER LED goes off.) 2. Insert a metal pin of approximately 1.
General Description 2-27 Flash FDD A Flash FDD is a device that has capacity compatibility with a floppy disk drive. One Flash FDD can be connected to a USB connector of this server. If a floppy disk drive is connected to this server, be sure to disconnect it. CAUTION Be extremely careful not to lose the Flash FDD or have it stolen. If the Flash FDD is lost, stolen, misappropriated, or fraudulently obtained, there is a risk of leaking confidential information to a third party.
2-28 General Description Notes on handling the Flash FDD Do not turn off the server while the access LED of the Flash FDD is blinking. Turning off the server at this time can cause a failure or data corruption. The Flash FDD is a consumable. → If the Flash FDD causes an error, use a new Flash FDD. The Flash FDD cannot be connected by way of a USB hub. Directly connect the Flash FDD to a USB connector of the server.
Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up the server appropriate for your system, on a step-by-step basis.
3-2 Setting Up Your Server SETUP FLOW Follow the flowchart below to set up the server. Selecting the server site Select a suitable site for the server and assemble the 19-inch rack assembly. Unpacking the system Unpack the server and accessories from the chipping carton box. Install the server Install the server into the rack assembly. Connecting peripheral devices Connect peripheral devices to the server. Connecting the power cord Connect the power cord to the server.
Setting Up Your Server 3-3 SELECTING SERVER SITE To use the server, install it on a standard EIA 19-inch rack assembly. Refer to the documentation attached to the rack or contact your service representative for the installation of the server on the rack. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not use the server in any unapproved place.
3-4 Setting Up Your Server Do not install the rack in the places listed below. Installing the rack or mounting the server on the rack in such a place may cause some malfunction to occur.
Setting Up Your Server 3-5 INSTALLING THE SERVER This subsection provides the instructions for installing the server into a rack cabinet. (This subsection also describes the removal procedures.) WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not use any rack which does not conform to the relevant standard. Always use the server in the specified place.
3-6 Setting Up Your Server Installation This server can be installed in either the NEC rack or a third vendor's rack. Take the following steps to install the server in the rack. Preparation for installation When shipped from factory, the left and right slide rails are fixed with tapes at the front and side faces to prevent from falling off during transportation. Peel off the tape before you install the server in the rack. Tape Removing Rail Assemblies 1.
Setting Up Your Server 3-7 2. While pushing the unlock button on the front of the server, hold the rails and slowly move them toward the rear of the server. Press this button to unlock the server. 3. After a while, the rails are locked with clicking sound. Pull the release levers on the left and right sides of the server toward direction indicated by an arrow (white) in the figure, and remove them from the server while unlocking it.
3-8 Setting Up Your Server 5. While pushing the levers, move the removed rail assemblies toward the direction indicated by an arrow in the figure, to restore the original position. IMPORTANT: The removed rail assemblies are to be installed on the inner rails later. Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails.
Setting Up Your Server 3-9 Installing Rail Assemblies 1. Insert the square projection of the rail assembly into the angle hole on the 19-inch rack until it is locked with clicking sound. The figure below shows the right side (front) of the rack. Install the rail assemblies to the right side (rear), and left side (front and rear) of the rack in the same procedure. Make sure that the rail assembly is installed at the same level as the other slide rail assembly already installed.
3-10 Setting Up Your Server Installing the Server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not lift the server only by a single person. Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components. 1. Pull out the sliding rails of the right and left rail assemblies until they are locked.
Setting Up Your Server 3-11 2. At least two persons are required to install the server. Securely hold the server and install it in the rack. Firmly fit the inner rails on the sides of the server into the rail assemblies that are installed on the rack, and then slowly push the server into the rack. Rail assembly Inner rail at server side 3.
3-12 Setting Up Your Server IMPORTANT: Be very careful not to get your finger caught in the levers or rails. Insert both sides of inner rails straight into the rack. Hold the thumbscrews on both sides of the server, and install the server carefully while making sure the installation position. NOTES: 4. At the first installation, you may feel strong friction in pushing because the mechanical components cannot be completely engaged with each other. Push the server intensely.
Setting Up Your Server 3-13 Installing the Front Bezel 1. Install the front bezel so that the left tab on the front bezel engages with the chassis frame.
3-14 Setting Up Your Server Removal Remove the server from the rack in the following procedure. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not install/remove the server in/from the rack only by a single person. Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components. Do not apply any load on the server being pulled out from the rack.
Setting Up Your Server 3-15 4. While pushing the left and the right unlock buttons on the front of the server, pull out the server from the rack slowly and carefully. The server clicks to be latched. Press this button to unlock the server. 5. While pushing the right and left release levers (blue) forward or rearward to unlock, slowly pull out the server from the rack. Release lever (blue) IMPORTANT: Do not apply any load on the server pulled out from the rack.
3-16 Setting Up Your Server Removing Rail Assemblies Remove the rail assembly from the 19-inch rack in the following procedure. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not install/remove the server in/from the rack only by a single person. Do not pinch your finger with mechanical components.
Setting Up Your Server 3-17 4. Unlock the rail assembly. Unlock the rail assembly by applying force to the tool in the direction shown by an arrow. Locking spring Viewed from front Viewed from top 5. While the rail assembly is being unlocked, remove it from the rack. 6. Insert the tool into the angle hole at the rear of rail assembly to unlock it. Rotate the tool as shown in the figure below to unlock the rail assembly. Angle hole Viewed from front 7.
3-18 Setting Up Your Server CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES Connect peripheral devices to the server. The server is provided with connectors for wide variety of peripheral devices on its front and rear. The figure on the next page illustrates available peripheral devices for the server in the standard configuration and locations of the connectors for the devices. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely.
Setting Up Your Server 3-19 Display unit *2 FRONT Device with the serial interface Mouse USB device 1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX 10BASE-T REAR 100BASE-TX 10BASE-T USB device Display unit *2 *1 *2 Hub or switching hub Connect the power cord to a circuit breaker of 15 A or less. The display unit can be connected to either of front or rear port. Keyboard Finally connect the provided power cord to the receptacle.*1 If connecting the server to UPS, see the explanation below.
3-20 Setting Up Your Server CONNECTING POWER CORD Connect the provided power cord to the server. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand. Do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely.
Setting Up Your Server 3-21 To connect the power cord from the server to an uninterruptive power supply (UPS), use service outlets on the rear of the UPS. Refer to the manual that comes with the UPS. When the power cord from the server to a UPS, change the BIOS setup of the server to link with power supply from the UPS. To power on the server from the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), select [Server] - [AC-LINK] - [Power On].
3-22 Setting Up Your Server TURNING ON THE SERVER Power on your system as follows. 1. Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse (optional) have been connected, and the power cords are connected. 2. Power on the video display and any other external devices. NOTE: If the server power cord(s) is connected to a power control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), make sure that the power control unit is powered on. 3. Open the front bezel. 4.
Setting Up Your Server 3-23 After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Test (POST). POST automatically checks the system board, CPU module, memory, keyboard, and most installed peripheral devices. IMPORTANT: Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system. The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes.
3-24 Setting Up Your Server INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM See Chapter 5 for installing the Microsoft Windows Server network operating system. To install the other operating system listed above, contact your service representative. IMPORTANT: Before installing the operating system, adjust the system date and time by using the BIOS setup utility "SETUP." See the next chapter for detail. INSTALLING UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server. See Chapter 6 for details.
Chapter 4 Configuring Your Server Configuration and setup utilities are used to change your system configuration. You can configure your system, as well as option boards you may add to your system, using the BIOS SETUP Utility. Several unique system parameters are configured using the BIOS SETUP, which is stored in the system FLASH memory. The RAID configuration utility configures the RAID System and logical drives connected to the Onboard RAID controller or optional RAID Controller.
4-2 Configuring Your Server SYSTEM BIOS (SETUP) This section describes how to specify Basic Input Output System (BIOS) settings. Make sure you understand the information in this section so you can specify the correct settings when installing the server or adding or removing an optional component. The SETUP utility is used to change system configuration parameters. This utility is pre-installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run.
Configuring Your Server 4-3 Starting SETUP Utility Turning on the server starts POST (Power On Self-Test) and displays its check results. If the NEC logo is displayed, press Esc. After a few seconds, the following message appears at the bottom left of the screen. Press to enter SETUP or Press to Network Press F2 to start the SETUP utility and display its Main menu. If you have previously set a password with the SETUP utility, the password entry screen appears. Enter the password.
4-4 Configuring Your Server Description on On-Screen Items and Key Usage Use the following keyboard keys to work with the SETUP utility. Indicates the current menu. Indicates there are submenus. Help window Setup item menu(s)* Parameter (high-lights upon selection) menu * Items displayed in gray are automatically specified or detected, cannot be changed, or can only be changed by entering a password. Cursor (↑, ↓): Selects an item on the screen. The highlighted item is currently selected.
Configuring Your Server 4-5 Menu and Parameter Descriptions The SETUP utility has the following six major menus: Main Advanced Security Server Boot Save & Exit To specify detailed feature settings, select a submenu from the above menus. The following describes available functions and parameters, as well as the factory settings, for each menu.
4-6 Configuring Your Server Main When you start up the setup utility, the Main menu is displayed first. The following table shows the items that can be specified on the Main menu screen and their functions.
Configuring Your Server 4-7 IMPORTANT: Be sure to confirm that the date and time in the BIOS parameters are correctly specified.
4-8 Configuring Your Server Advanced When the cursor is moved to the [Advanced] position, the Advanced menu is displayed. If an item with an arrow displayed to its left (all menus in this section) is selected and then the Enter key is pressed, a submenu is displayed in which settings are specified.
Configuring Your Server 4-9 Processor Configuration submenu When [Processor Configuration] is selected in the Advanced menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. If an item with an arrow displayed to its left is selected and then the Enter key is pressed, a submenu is displayed. For details about the options, see the following table.
4-10 Configuring Your Server Option Hardware Prefetcher Parameters Disabled [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Disabled [Enabled] L1 Data Prefetcher Disabled [Enabled] Data Reuse Optimization Disabled [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit Disabled [Enabled] VT-x Disabled [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] 1 2 3 4 5 Disabled [Enabled] Hyper-Threading Description Specify whether to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher of the processor.
Configuring Your Server 4-11 Processor Information submenu Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
4-12 Configuring Your Server Memory Configuration submenu When [Memory Configuration] is selected in the Advanced menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. If an item with an arrow displayed to its left is selected and then the Enter key is pressed, a submenu is displayed. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
Configuring Your Server 4-13 Memory Information submenu For details about the options, see the following table (display only). Option Total Memory Available under 4GB CPU1_DIMM1-6 Status CPU2_DIMM1-6 Status Parameters − − A number Disabled Not Installed Error Description Displays the basic memory capacity. Displays the amount of available memory in an area at 4GB or less. Displays the current memory status. A number is displayed if the memory is normal and indicates the capacity.
4-14 Configuring Your Server PCI Configuration submenu When [PCI Configuration] is selected in the Advanced menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
Configuring Your Server 4-15 Advanced Chipset Configuration submenu When [Advanced Chipset Configuration] is selected in the Advanced menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
4-16 Configuring Your Server SATA Configuration submenu When [SATA Configuration] is selected in the Advanced menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. If an item with an arrow displayed to its left is selected and then the Enter key is pressed, a submenu is displayed. For details about the options, see the following table.
Configuring Your Server 4-17 SATA Information submenu For details about the options, see the following table (display only). Option SATA Port0 SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 SATA Port5 Parameters − Description Displays the devices connected to each channel.
4-18 Configuring Your Server USB Configuration submenu When [USB Configuration] is selected in the Advanced menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
Configuring Your Server 4-19 Serial Port Configuration submenu When [Serial Port Configuration] is selected in the Advanced menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. For details about the options, see the following table.
4-20 Configuring Your Server Option BIOS Redirection Port Parameters [Disabled] Serial Port A Serial Port B Terminal Type [VT100+] VT-UTF8 ANSI 9600 19200 57600 [115200] 7 [8] [None] Even Odd [1] 2 None [Hardware RTS/CTS] Hardware RTS/CTS+CD Disabled [Enabled] Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control Continue C.R.
Configuring Your Server 4-21 Security When the cursor is moved to the [Security] position, the Security menu is displayed. If an item with an arrow displayed to its left is selected and then the Enter key is pressed, a submenu is displayed in which settings are specified. When the Enter key is pressed while Administrator Password or User Password is selected, the screen for registering or changing the password is displayed. Specify your password here.
4-22 Configuring Your Server For details about the options, see the following table. Security settings can be specified in the submenu that opens by selecting [Security Configuration] and pressing Enter.
Configuring Your Server 4-23 Trusted Computing submenu When [Trusted Computing] is selected in the Security menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. For details about the options, see the following table.
4-24 Configuring Your Server Server When the cursor is moved to the [Server] position, the Server menu is displayed. If an item with an arrow displayed to its left (all menus in this section) is selected and then the Enter key is pressed, a submenu is displayed in which settings are specified. This section describes the options that can be specified on the Server menu and their functions.
Configuring Your Server 4-25 Option Boot Monitoring Policy Parameters [Retry 3 Times] Always Reset Thermal Sensor Disabled [Enabled] Check previous System Config Disabled [Enabled] BMC IRQ [IRQ 11] Disabled Disabled [Enabled] Halt [Boot] Post Error Pause Memory Error Power Switch Inhibit [Disabled] Enabled AC-LINK Stay Off [Last State] Power On [20] - 255 Power ON Delay Time Platform Event Filtering CLI SETUP Disabled [Enabled] [Disabled] Enabled Description Specify the processing when a tim
4-26 Configuring Your Server The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turned off once and then back on, in accordance with the [AC LINK] setting. System status before AC power off Operating Aborting (DC power being off also) Forced shutdown Stay Off Off Off Off Setting of AC LINK Last State Power On On On Off On Off On * Press the power switch continuously for four seconds or longer. This forcibly turns off the power.
Configuring Your Server 4-27 System Management submenu When [System Management] is selected in the Server menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. For details about the options, see the following table (display only).
4-28 Configuring Your Server BMC LAN Configuration submenu When [BMC LAN Configuration] is selected in the Server menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. IMPORTANT: The management-dedicated LAN connector cannot be used for a different LAN. For details about the options, see the following table.
Configuring Your Server 4-29 Option DHCP Web Interface HTTP HTTP Port Number HTTPS HTTPS Port Number Command Line Interface Telnet Telnet Port Number SSH Parameters Disabled Enabled – Disabled Enabled [80] Disabled Enabled [443] – Disabled Enabled [23] SSH Port Number Disabled Enabled [22] Clear BMC Configuration [No] Yes Description Set to [Enabled] to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server automatically. If you intend to specify an IP address manually, set to [Disabled].
4-30 Configuring Your Server Event Log Configuration submenu When [Event Log Configuration] is selected in the Server menu and then the Enter key is pressed, the screen below is displayed. If an item with an arrow displayed to its left is selected and then the Enter key is pressed, a submenu is displayed. For details about the options, see the following table.
Configuring Your Server 4-31 System Event Log submenu When [System Event Log] is selected for [Event Log Configuration] on the Server menu, the screen below is displayed. In addition, when [View System Event Log] is selected, the screen below is displayed. The following shows the system event log settings as an example. The recorded system event log entries can be displayed by pressing, the up, down, +, -, Home, and End keys.
4-32 Configuring Your Server IMPORTANT: Notes on performing Clear BMC Configuration Executing "Load Setup Defaults" in BIOS SETUP utility does not restore the default values for settings related to the management LAN of BMC. To restore the default values, you need to execute Clear BMC Configuration. It might take a few moments until initialization completes after execution of Clear BMC Configuration.
Configuring Your Server 4-33 Boot When the cursor is moved to the [Boot] position, the Boot menu is displayed. For details about the options, see the following table.
4-34 Configuring Your Server Option CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities Network Drive BBS Priorities Parameters − Description Specify the boot priority for each BBS. − − − [ 1. ]: Factory-set When BIOS detects a bootable device, it displays the information on the device for the relevant item. To boot the server from a desired device, the device must be registered as a boot device. (Up to eight boot devices can be registered.) 2.
Configuring Your Server 4-35 Save & Exit When the cursor is moved to the [Save & Exit] position, the Save & Exit menu is displayed. Each option in this menu is described below. IMPORTANT: The factory settings and default values differ depending on the model. The settings must be corrected according to your environment by referring to the list of settings in this section.
4-36 Configuring Your Server Save Changes Select this item to save the newly selected settings in the CMOS memory. When [Save Changes] is selected, a confirmation screen is displayed. If you select [Yes] on this screen, the newly selected settings are saved to the CMOS memory. Discard Changes Select this item to restore the settings from before the settings were changed this time before saving. When Discard Changes is selected, a confirmation screen is displayed.
Configuring Your Server 4-37 CONFIGURING MOTHERBOARD JUMPERS With the pre-installed SETUP utility, you can set a password to protect the data stored in the server against access from unauthorized users. When you forget the password, however, you might have to remove it as described below. The procedure for clearing the CMOS data on the server is also described below. Important: Clearing the CMOS data restores the factory settings.
4-38 Configuring Your Server The following describe the clearing procedure. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Do not remove the lithium battery. Do not connect the ground line to a gas pipe. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely.
Configuring Your Server 4-39 Removing Password 1. Move the jumper switch to the password removal position in the same way as in steps 1 to 5 of "Clearing CMOS Memory". 2. Reassemble the server, and press the POWER switch to turn on the server. 3. Press F2 during POST to run the BIOS Setup utility, set the password again, and select [Save Changes and Exit]. 4. Turn off the server, and move the jumper strap to the password protect position. 5. Reassemble the server.
Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup This section describes information on using Express Setup to install and configure the following operating systems to the server.
5-2 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About Express Setup "Express Setup" helps you to install the Windows Operating System. The setup automatically configures the RAID System and installs the Operating System and some management software. IMPORTANT: Executing the Express Setup erases all data on the hard disk drive. You can also use "Parameter File" at "Express Setup" in order to save or backup parameters for installation.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-3 Windows Server 2008 R2 This section explains how to install Windows Server 2008 R2 by using the Express Setup. IMPORTANT: The Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) function is disabled in the system that installed by Express Setup. The setting of SNP function may affect the system performance, so refer to the attention of SNP detail in the following site before setting it. http://www.nec.
5-4 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Supported Mass Storage Controllers The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to your system supports the following mass storage controllers for installation.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-5 About Removable Media Do not set removable media, such as DAT and LTO, into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation. Connecting Hard Disk Drive Do not connect the other hard disk drives except the drive that you want to create the Windows system drive. If you create multiple logical drives in your system, see "Re-installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist" (5-100).
5-6 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the System Partition Size When the system is Windows Server 2008 R2 Required partition size = size required to install OS + paging file size + dump file size + application size Size required to install OS = 8,000MB (Full Installation) or = 3,500MB (Server Core Installation) Paging file size (recommended) = Installed memory size * 1.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-7 NOTE: When new partition is created, initial 100MB is assigned as boot partition by Windows OS. Example: If you make a partition of 40,960MB (40GB), usable space will be 40,960MB – 100MB = 40,860MB. The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 1GB (1,024MB) and a full installation of the operating system: 8,000MB + (1,024MB * 1.5) + (1,024MB + 300MB) + application size = 10,860MB + application size.
5-8 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Flow of Setup Loading parameters (Step 2) Skip Next Select the operating system (Step 3) Next RAID configuration (Step 4) Next Windows Confirm Setting / Input (Steps 5 to 10) Next Save parameters (Step 11) Next Start Express Setup (Step 12) Perform RAID Configuration Create the OS partition / format Remove the Floppy Disk and CD/DVD-ROM from the Drive Copying Windows driver ↓ Copying Selected Application Insert Windows DVD-ROM Install OS Automati
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-9 Installing the Windows Server 2008 R2 Express Setup proceeds the setup by selecting or inputting several parameters on the wizard. You can also save the parameters to a floppy disk as a parameters file. 1. Turn the power of peripheral device on, and then turn on the server. 2. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive of the server. 3.
5-10 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5. When the Software License Agreement screen of Windows PE appears, click [Yes]. 6. Select [Perform the Express setup] from the Top Menu, click [Next].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-11 7. [Load parameters] steps are displayed. [Do not load parameters] (1) Select [Do not load parameters]. (2) Click [Next]. IMPORTANT: The setup using a parameter file saved in the Flash FDD is not supported. NOTE: If a floppy disk drive is not connected, select this item. [Load parameters] (1) Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file. (2) Select [Load parameters], enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box.
5-12 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 8. Select the installing Operating System. Select [Install the Windows (64bit editions)] from the menu, click [Next]. 9. Enter the setting of a logical drive. [Enter RAID settings] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-13 NOTES: 10. You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive. If the process is not finished normally, the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER. Refer to "Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER" described earlier in this chapter. Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition. [Specify medium / Partition] steps are displayed.
5-14 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup IMPORTANT: About partition size – Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation. – Do not specify larger partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive. – You can not specify a logical drive larger than 2,097,144MB at RAID system. If you select "Create a new partition" at "Windows system drive settings", the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-15 11. Enter the user information. [Enter basic parameters] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: Computer name and Administrator password that satisfy the next condition, are required. – More than 6 characters – Contains characters from three of the following categories (numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and signs).
5-16 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 12. Enter the setting of the network protocol. [Enter Network Protocol] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. 13. Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used. [Enter domain account] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-17 14. Select the installing components. [Select Windows components] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
5-18 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 15. Select the installing applications. [Select applications] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. 16. Save the parameters. [Save parameters] steps are displayed. If you want to save the parameters , set the free formatted floppy disk. Select [Save parameters], enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click [Next]. If not, select [Do not save parameters].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-19 17. The Express Setup will start when you click [Perform] in [Start Express setup] step. 18. Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM from the optical disk drive according to the message. If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file, remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive. 19. Insert Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive.
5-20 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 20. [Agree Software License Agreement] screen appears. (Full Installation only) Read the license terms carefully. If you agree, select I accept the license terms, and then click [Next]. 21. When the following message appears, press Ctrl + Alt + Del. 22. Log on to the system. When the following screen appears, enter your password into "Password", and click .
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-21 In the following screen, enter your password into "Password", and click . Hereinafter, proceed operations according to the message. Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed. After Express Setup has completed, be sure to execute the tasks described in "Installing and Setting Device Drivers".
5-22 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers. LAN Driver and PROSet The LAN driver and PROSet have been installed automatically while your system was being updated in the previous section. NOTES: To change the LAN driver and PROSet settings, log on to the system from a local console using an administrator account.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-23 LAN Driver Setting Link Speed LAN drivers will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually. 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Double-click [(Network Adapter Name)] in the list. 3. Click the [Link Speed] and specify the [Speed & Duplex] value the same as the value specified for HUB. 4. Click [OK]. 5. Restart the system. WOL Refer to the following procedure for WOL(Wake On LAN) setting. 1.
5-24 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Setup Team Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter. Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-25 Create Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Open [Network adapters] → [Intel(R) xxx] properties. 3. Click [Teaming] tab and check the [Team this adapter with other adapters] check box. Click [New Team]. 4. Fill the name of the team in [Specify a name for the team] and click [Next]. 5. Include the adapter to the team and click [Next]. 6. Select a team mode, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: Following team types are supported. 7.
5-26 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup NOTE: Adapter priority config can be confirmed by the following procedure: 1. Click [TEAM: "Team name"] from [Device manager]→[Network adapters]. 2. Click [Settings] and confirm Adapters in team list. 10. Click [Test Switch] → [Run test] to confirm the adapter team is properly setup. Confirm the result in [Test results] 11. Restart the system. Remove Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-27 LAN Board Driver (N8104-121/122/125A/126) The drivers for LAN Board Driver (N8104-121/122/125A/126) are automatically installed by Windows Plug-and-Play. You do not need to install them manually. Graphics Accelerator Driver If you use standard graphics accelerator drivers, update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to your system. Standard graphics accelerator drivers will be installed automatically.
5-28 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Setting for Solving Problems Setup your computer in advance so that it can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur. For more information, refer to Page 5-88. BitLocker For BitLocker, hotfix is provided by Microsoft. Before applying hotfix, check the information written by Microsoft carefully. For more information, visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975496/en-us.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-29 Windows Server 2008 This section explains how to install Windows Server 2008 by using the Express Setup. IMPORTANT: The Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) function is disabled in the system that installed by Express Setup. The setting of SNP function may affect the system performance, so please refer to the attention of SNP detail in the following site before setting it. http://www.nec.
5-30 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-31 Installing on the Mirrored Volume When re-installing the OS to a hard disk drive which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk, only the simple dynamic volume is available for installation. If you want to install the OS on a volume that is mirrored using Disk Management, invalidate the mirroring and reset to the basic disk before the installation, and validate the mirroring again after the installation.
5-32 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-33 Example: The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 1GB (1,024MB) and a full installation of the operating system: 11,600MB + (1,024MB * 1.5) + (1,024MB + 300MB) + application size = 14,460MB + application size. If the provided partition size is smaller than that required to install the OS and paging file, expand the partition size or utilize a larger disk.
5-34 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup When the system is Windows Server 2008 32-bit (x86) Edition Required partition size = Size required to install OS + paging file size + dump file size + application size Size required to install OS = 6,300MB (Full Installation) 9,300MB (Full Installation with Service Pack 2) 9,400MB (Full Installation + Service Pack 2) or = 2,200MB (Server Core Installation) 5,200MB (Server Core Installation with Service Pack 2) 5,300MB (Server Core Installation + Ser
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-35 Example: The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 1GB (1,024MB) and a full installation of the operating system: 6,300MB + (1,024MB * 1.5) + 1,024MB + 300MB + application size = 9,160MB + application size. If the partition where the operating system is installed is smaller than that required to install the OS and paging file, expand the partition size or utilize a larger disk.
5-36 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Flow of Setup Loading parameters (Step 2) Skip Next Select the operating system (Step 3) Next RAID configuration (Step 4) Next Windows Confirm Setting / Input (Steps 5 to 10) Next Save parameters (Step 11) Next Start Express Setup (Step 12) Perform RAID Configuration Create the OS partition / format Remove the Floppy Disk and CD/DVD-ROM from the Drive Copying Windows driver ↓ Copying Selected Application Insert Windows DVD-ROM Install OS Automat
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-37 Installing the Windows Server 2008 Express Setup proceeds the setup by selecting or inputting several parameters on the wizard. You can also save the parameters to a floppy disk as a parameters file. 1. Turn the power of peripheral device on, and then turn on the server. 2. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive of the server. 3.
5-38 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 4. Select [English] from the Select Language, click [OK]. 5. When the Software License Agreement screen of Windows PE appears, click [Yes]. 6. Select [Perform the Express setup] from the Top Menu, click [Next].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-39 7. [Load parameters] steps are displayed. [Do not load parameters] (1) Select [Do not load parameters]. (2) Click [Next]. IMPORTANT: The setup using a parameter file saved in the Flash FDD is not supported. NOTE: If a floppy disk drive is not connected, select this item. [Load parameters] (1) Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file. (2) Select [Load parameters], enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box.
5-40 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 8. Select the installing Operating System. Select [Install the Windows (32bit editions)] or [Install the Windows (64bit editions)] from the menu, click [Next]. 9. Enter the setting of a logical drive. [Enter RAID settings] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-41 NOTES: 10. You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive. If the process is not finished normally, the driver may not be stored in the EXPRESSBUILDER. Refer to "Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER" described earlier in this chapter. Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition. [Specify medium / Partition] steps are displayed.
5-42 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup IMPORTANT: About partition size – Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation. – Do not specify larger partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive. – You can not specify a logical drive larger than 2,097,144MB at RAID system. If you select "Create a new partition" at "Windows system drive settings", the contents of the hard disk will be all deleted.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-43 11. Enter the user information. [Enter basic parameters] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: Computer name and Administrator password that satisfy the next condition, are required. – More than 6 characters – Contains characters from three of the following categories (numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and signs).
5-44 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 12. Enter the setting of the network protocol. [Enter Network Protocol] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. 13. Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used. [Enter domain account] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-45 14. Select the installing components. [Select Windows components] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
5-46 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 15. Select the installing applications. [Select applications] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. 16. Save the parameters. [Save parameters] steps are displayed. If you want to save the parameters , set the free formatted floppy disk. Select [Save parameters], enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click [Next]. If not, select [Do not save parameters].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-47 17. The Express Setup will start when you click [Perform] in [Start Express setup] step. 18. Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM from the optical disk drive according to the message. If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file, remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive. 19. Insert Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive.
5-48 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 20. [Agree Software License Agreement] screen appears. Read the license terms carefully. If you agree, select I accept the license terms, and then click [Next]. 21. When the following message appears, click [Start].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-49 22. When the following message appears, press Ctrl + Alt + Del. 23. Log on to the system. When the following screen appears, enter your password into "Password", and click When the following screen appears, click "Other User". .
5-50 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup In the following screen, enter "Administrator" into [UserName], your password into . "Password", and click Hereinafter, proceed operations according to the message. Now the Setup using Express Setup has completed. After Express Setup has completed, be sure to execute the tasks described in "Installing and Setting Device Drivers".
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-51 Installing and Setting Device Drivers Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers. LAN Driver and PROSet The LAN driver and PROSet have been installed automatically while your system was being updated in the previous section. NOTES: To change the LAN driver and PROSet settings, log on to the system from a local console using an administrator account.
5-52 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5. Select [Yes]. The uninstallation starts automatically. 6. When [InstallShield Wizard Completed] appears. Click [Finish]. 7. Restart the system. For a server running a Server Core installation 1. Note down the current settings (e.g. IP addresses) of the standard and optional adapters teamed for network redundancy before uninstalling LAN driver. Configure the settings after reinstalling the LAN driver. 2. At a command prompt, run dxsetup.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-53 LAN Driver Setting Link Speed LAN drivers will be installed specified manually. automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Double-click [(Network Adapter Name)] in the list. 3. Click the [Link Speed] and specify the [Speed & Duplex] value the same as the value specified for HUB. 4. Click [OK]. 5. Restart the system. WOL Refer to the following procedure for WOL(Wake On LAN) setting. 1.
5-54 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup IMPORTANT: WOL do not work by DirectedPacket (* 1) on shutdown state even "Wake On Directed Packet" is "ON". (WOL work by DirectedPacket on sleep and hibernate state.) *1 The packet which includes ethernet address of adapter in Ethernet Header or the Packet including the IP address assigned by IP Header to adapter. NOTES: [Power Saver Options] setting is not necessary to change.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-55 Setup Team Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter. Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters.
5-56 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Create Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Open [Network adapters] → [Intel(R) xxx] properties. 3. Click [Teaming] tab and check the [Team this adapter with other adapters] check box. Click [New Team]. 4. Fill the name of the team in [Specify a name for the team] and click [Next]. 5. Include the adapter to the team and click [Next]. 6. Select a team mode, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: Following team types are supported.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-57 Remove Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Click [Network adapters], and open [TEAM: "Team name"] properties. 3. Click [Setting] tab. 4. Click [Remove Team] button. 5. Click [Yes] to the message. 6. Confirm [TEAM: "Team name"] adapter is not existing in [Network adapters] tree and restart the system.
5-58 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup LAN Board Driver (N8104-112/119/120/121/122/125A/126) The following LAN Boards are available for the N8104-112/119/120/121/122/125A/126. To use the N8104-125A Adapter, see" Using N8104-125A Adapter after System Update" in the previous page. The drivers for other LAN Boards are automatically installed by Windows Plug-and-Play. You do not need to install them manually.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-59 The procedure to set PAE option If your 32-bit system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB, setting PAE option will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory. IMPORTANT: "PAE option" is not supported on Windows Server 2008 Standard. In Windows Server 2008 system, the PAE option can be set by using Bcdedit.exe. The setting procedure is as follows. 1. Click [Run] on [Start] menu. 2. Type "cmd.
5-60 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Windows Server 2003 This section explains how to install Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 by using the Express Setup. NOTES: Express Setup does not support the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. If you want to install it, see Appendix F. If you install Windows Server 2003 without using Express Setup, see Appendix G. Notes on Windows Installation This section explains the notes on the Windows installation.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-61 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack.
5-62 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup About the Hardware Components When you install the Windows Server 2003, Express Setup requires several preparations if this computer uses the following hardware components. Installing on the Mirrored Volume If you want to install the Windows Server 2003 on the volume that is mirrored using "Disk Management", invalidate the mirroring and set back to the basic disk before the installation, and validate the mirroring again after the installation.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-63 About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula.
5-64 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk. 1. Set the "Size required for installation + Paging file size". 2. See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information (equivalent to the dump file size) is to be written to a separate disk.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-65 FLOW OF SETUP This section visually describes the flow of the setup operated by Express Setup.
5-66 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup INSTALLING Windows Server 2003 Express Setup proceeds the setup by selecting or inputting several parameters on the wizard. You can also save the parameters to a floppy disk as a parameters file. 1. Turn the power of peripheral device on, and then turn on the server. 2. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive of the server. 3. Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl, Alt, and Delete to reboot from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-67 5. When the Software License Agreement screen of Windows PE appears, click [Yes]. 6. Select [Perform the Express setup] from the Top Menu, click [Next].
5-68 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 7. [Load parameters] steps are displayed. [Do not load parameters] (1) Select [Do not load parameters]. (2) Click [Next]. IMPORTANT: The setup using a parameter file saved in the Flash FDD is not supported. NOTE: If a floppy disk drive is not connected, select this item. [Load parameters] (1) Insert the floppy disk containing the parameters file. (2) Select [Load parameters], enter the file path of the parameters file into the text box.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-69 8. Select the installing Operating System. Select [Install the Windows (32bit editions)] from the menu, click [Next]. 9. Enter the setting of a logical drive. [Enter RAID settings] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. NOTES: You can use only the physical devices that have same model number to configure logical drive.
5-70 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 10. Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition. [Specify medium / Partition] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: If you install Windows Server 2003 R2 and Service Pack, apply Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after Express Setup completion, and then install Service Pack by "Updating the system".
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-71 11. Enter the user information and client license mode. [Enter basic parameters] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. NOTE: Even if you do not input value into "Administrator password", "Confirm password", "zzzzz" is displayed. 12. Enter the setting of the network protocol. [Enter Network Protocol] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
5-72 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 13. Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used. [Enter domain account] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. 14. Select the installing components. [Select Windows components] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-73 15. Select the installing applications. [Select applications] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. 16. Save the parameters. [Save parameters] steps are displayed. If you want to save the parameters , set the free formatted floppy disk. Select [Save parameters], enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click [Next]. If not, select [Do not save parameters].
5-74 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 17. The Express Setup will start when you click [Perform] in [Start Express setup] step. 18. Remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM from the optical disk drive according to the message. If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file, remove the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive. Insert Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM into the optical disk drive. [Agree Software License Agreement] screen appears.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-75 19. Read the contents carefully and click [Yes] if you do agree. If you do not agree, click [No]. IMPORTANT: If you do not agree to this agreement, the setup terminates and Windows Server 2003 will not be installed. If "NetWare Gateway (and Client) Service" is specified to install, the window to specify the details of "NetWare Gateway (and Client) Service" pops up on the first logon. Specify the appropriate value.
5-76 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup INSTALLING AND SETTING DEVICE DRIVERS Follow these steps to install and configure the device drivers. LAN Driver and PROSet LAN Driver LAN drivers will be installed automatically. PROSet NOTE: All of the operation that related to IntelR PROSet is must be executed by administrator privileges. Operation by [Remote Desktop Connection] is prohibited.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-77 3. Run "dxsetup.exe" in the following directory. \017\win\winnt\dotnet\r148\apps\prosetdx\win32 The [Intel(R) PROSet - InstallShield Wizard] dialog starts. 4. Click [Next]. 5. Choose "I accept the terms in the license agreement" and click [Next]. 6. Click [Next]. 7. Click [Install]. 8. When [InstallShield Wizard Completed] window is displayed, click [Finished]. 9.
5-78 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup LAN Driver Setting Link Speed LAN drivers will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually. When PROSet is not installed 1. Open the [Device Manager] 2. Double-click [(Network Adapter Name)] in the list. 3. Click the [Advanced] and specify the [Link Speed & Duplex] value the same as the value specified for HUB. 4. Click [OK]. 5. Restart the system. When PROSet is installed 1.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-79 WOL Refer to the following procedure for WOL(Wake On LAN) setting. When PROSet is not installed 1. Start Device Manager. 2. Point to [Network adapters] and double click following adapter. Open the adapter [Properties]. [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection] [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection #2] 3. Click [Power Management] tab and change setting in [Wake On LAN] according to the following list.
5-80 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup When PROSet is installed 1. Start Device Manager. 2. Point to [Network adapters] and double click following adapter. Open the adapter [Properties]. [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection] [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection #2] 3. Click [Power Management] tab and change setting in [Wake On LAN] according to the following list.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-81 Setup Team Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter. Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters.
5-82 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Create Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Open [Network adapters] → [Intel(R) xxx] properties. 3. Click [Teaming] tab and check the [Team this adapter with other adapters] check box. Click [New Team]. 4. Fill the name of the team in [Specify a name for the team] and click [Next]. 5. Include the adapter to the team and click [Next]. 6. Select a team mode, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: Following team types are supported.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-83 Remove Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Click [Network adapters], and open [TEAM: "Team name"] properties. 3. Click [Setting] tab. 4. Click [Remove Team] button. 5. Click [Yes] to the message. 6. Confirm [TEAM: "Team name"] adapter is not existing in [Network adapters] tree and restart the system.
5-84 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup LAN Board Driver(N8104-111/112/119/120/121/122/125A/126) Install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. Installation of LAN Board Driver 1. Start Device Manager. 2. Click [Network adapters] and double-click [(Network Adapter Name)]. [(Network Adapter Name) Properties] appears. NOTE: [(Intel(R) PRO/1000...)] is the name of On-Board adapter. All other names show the Optional Network Board. 3. Click [Driver] tab and click [Update Driver...].
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-85 Graphics Accelerator Driver If you use standard graphics accelerator drivers, update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to your system. Standard graphics accelerator drivers will be installed automatically. Refer to "Graphics Accelerator Driver" described in Appendix G when you want to reinstall the driver individually.
5-86 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup The procedure to set PAE option If your 32-bit system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB, setting PAE option will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory. IMPORTANT: However, the Microsoft operating system products which support /PAE switch option are limited. Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-87 Setting for Solving Problems Setup your computer in advance so that it can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur. For more information, See Page 5-88.
5-88 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Setup the following issue in advance so that your computer can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur. Memory Dump (Debug Information) This section describes the procedures for collecting memory dump (debug information) in the server. IMPORTANT: Cautions for the Memory Dump The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-89 When the system is Windows Server 2008 R2 Follow the procedure below to specify. 1. Click Start and select [Control Panel]. The [Control Panel] window appears. 2. Click [System and Security] and then select [System]. NOTE: If [View by] is not set as [Category], start [System] from Control Panel directly. 3. Click [Advanced system settings]. The [System Properties] dialog box appears. 4. Select [Advanced] tab. 5.
5-90 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 10. Uncheck the [Automatically manage paging file size for all drives] box, and check [Custom size]. 11. On the [Paging file size for each drive] box, specify as follows: – A value larger than the recommended size shown in [Total paging file size for all drives] for [Initial size] – A value larger than the [Initial size] for [Maximum size] Then click [Set]. IMPORTANT: 12.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-91 When the system is Windows Server 2008 Follow the procedure below to specify. 1. Select [Control Panel] and click [System]. The [System] dialog box appears. 2. Click [Advanced system settings]. The [System Properties] dialog box appears. 3. Select [Advanced] tab. Click [Settings] on the [Startup and Recovery] group box. 4. Modify [Dump file:] in the [Write debugging information] group box. e.g.
5-92 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5. Click [Settings] on the [Performance] group box. The [Performance Options] window appears. 6. Click [Advanced] tab on the [Performance Options] window. 7. Click [Change] on the [Virtual memory] group box. 8. Uncheck the [Automatically manage paging file size for all drives] box, and check [Custom size]. 9.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-93 When the system is Windows Server 2003 Follow the procedure below to specify. 1. Select [Control Panel] and click [System]. The [System Properties] dialog box appears. 2. Select [Advanced] tab. 3. Click [Settings] on the [Startup and Recovery] group box. IMPORTANT: Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions To specify "Complete Memory Dump" to write the debug information is recommended.
5-94 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 4. Specify "Complete memory dump" and modify [Dump file:] in the [Write debugging information] group box. e.g. Write the debug information in D drive write the file name "MEMORY.DMP". D:\MEMORY.DMP 5. Click [Settings] on the [Performance] group box. The [Performance Options] window appears. 6. Click [Advanced] tab on the [Performance Options] window. 7. Click [Change] on the [Virtual memory] group box. 8.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-95 How to Create a User-mode Process Dump File When the system is Windows Server 2008 R2 "User-mode Process Dump" is the file that records information when any application error occurs. When any application error occurs, do not close the pop-up window that notifies the error, and then collect a dump using following process. 1. Right-click a blank part of the taskbar and click [Task Manager], or press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to start [Task Manager]. 2.
5-96 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup When the system is Windows Server 2008 "User-mode Process Dump" is the file that records information when any application error occurs. When any application error occurs, do not close the pop-up window that notifies the error, and then collect a dump using following process. 1. Right-click a blank part of the taskbar and click [Task Manager], or press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to start [Task Manager]. 2. Click [Processes] tab. 3.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-97 When the system is Windows Server 2003 (Dr.Watson) Dr. Watson is a debugger for application errors. If any application error is detected, Dr. Watson diagnoses the server and logs diagnostic information (log). Follow the procedure below and specify Dr. Watson to collect diagnostic information. 1. Click [Run] on Start menu. 2. Type "drwtsn32.exe" in the [Open] box, and click [OK]. The [Dr. Watson for Windows] dialog box appears. 3.
5-98 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Network Monitor Utilizing Network Monitor helps you to investigate and manage with network trouble. Network Monitor Setup (Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows Server 2008) Microsoft Network Monitor allows you to examine and troubleshoot network problems. NOTE: Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows Server 2008 does not provide Network Monitor.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-99 Network Monitor (Windows Server 2003) To utilize Network Monitor, you need to restart the system after the installation has completed, so we recommend to install Network Monitor before any network trouble may occur. 1. Point to [Settings] from Start menu and click [Control Panel]. The [Control Panel] dialog box appears. 2. Double-click [Add or Remove Programs]. The [Add or Remove Programs] dialog box appears. 3.
5-100 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Re-installing the Operation System if Multiple Logical Drives Exist Before Re-installing the Operation System Be sure to make backup copies before re-installing the operation system just in case. Re-installing the Operation System 1. Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual. 2.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-101 Procedure for Modifying the Drive Letter Be careful that the drive letter of the system or boot volume cannot be modified with the following procedure. 1. Click Start menu, right-click [Computer], and specify [Manage] to start [Server Manager]. 2. Specify the [Storage] - [Disk Management] in the left side of the window. 3.
5-102 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup INSTALLING MAINTENANCE UTILITIES Various maintenance utilities are contained in your NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM. See Chapter 6 for installing the utilities to your server or management workstations. UPDATING THE SYSTEM IMPORTANT: If you install Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM which contains Service Pack 2 to your system, you do not have to apply Service Pack 2 again. "Updating the System" is executed by Express Setup automatically.
Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-103 MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any specific information for the server. Save the information after completing the system setup. Without the backup data, you will not be able to recover the information. You can save the information by the following process. 1. Connect Flash FDD or USB FDD to the USB connector. 2.
5-104 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup Installing with the OEM-Disk for Mass Storage Device This section explains how to setup with the OEM-Disk. You usually do not have to do as follows. If your system has any Mass storage devices, you have to set as follows depending on your system. The detailed information is provided by the manual of the Mass storage device.
Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
6-2 Installing and Using Utilities NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER helps you install the Operating system/the Management software or use the maintenance utilities. When you insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive and restart the system, the following menu appears.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-3 Os installation If you select this item, the Software License Agreement screen of Windows PE appears. If you click [Yes], the Top menu appears.
6-4 Installing and Using Utilities IMPORTANT: This tool is Configuration Tool that built on Windows PE 3.0 technology. Pay attention to the automatic reboot that occurs after 72 hours from start. You can use the Express Setup (see Chapter 5) or the following functions from this menu. – Create the OEM-Disk You can create the Windows OEM-Disk to use at the Windows manual setup. – Load the driver This function is not usually used. If you add the new device to the server, this function may use. (See Chapter 5.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-5 Tool menu (Normal mode) If you select this item, the Tool menu appears. You can use the below functions for maintenance. – Maintenance Utility The Maintenance Utility is usually used by the service representative. (See Chapter 8.) – BIOS/FW Updating You can update the system BIOS by using the Flash FDD or USB FDD. – ROM-DOS Startup FD The ROM-DOS Startup FD is used for starting the ROM-DOS system.
6-6 Installing and Using Utilities Tool menu (Redirection mode) If you want to operate this computer via the BIOS redirection (the console-less function), select this item. NOTE: If you operate this computer via the Remote KVM function, select the "Tool menu (Normal mode)". The menu's functions are the same as the "Tool menu (Normal mode)".
Installing and Using Utilities 6-7 Autorun Menu When the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM is inserted into the optical disk drive, Windows automatically launches the menu as shown below. This menu is used to, Read the User's Guide or the other documents, Update the server system (Windows drivers), and Install the management software. NOTES: This menu requires Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows Server 2003 (or later). Some documents are provided in PDF format.
6-8 Installing and Using Utilities PARAMETER FILE CREATOR "Parameter File Creator" is a tool to create [Parameter file] that is used for configuring the server with the Express Setup (see Chapter 5 for details). If you use the Parameter file created by the Express Setup and Parameter File Creator to operate the setup, you can setup from the installation of OS to several utilities automatically except for a few key input to confirm the specification.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-9 Parameter File This section describes about specifying setup information that is necessary for OS installation and creating [Parameter file]. Follow the procedure below. IMPORTANT: Do not remove NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM from drive during a parameter file creation. 1. Start the OS. 2. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive. The menu will appear. 3. Right-click on the screen or left-click [Setup Windows]. The menu will appear.
6-10 Installing and Using Utilities 4. Click [Parameter File Creator]. Parameter File Creator will appear.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-11 5. [Load Parameters] step is displayed. Select [Do not load parameters] from the menu, click [Next]. 6. Select the installing Operating System. Select [Install the Windows (32bit editions)] or [Install the Windows (64bit editions)] from the menu, click [Next].
6-12 Installing and Using Utilities 7. Enter the setting of a logical drive. [Enter RAID setting] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: At "The number of the total physical devices", Parameter File Creator displays upper limit that the RAID Controller can support.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-13 8. Specify the installing medium and the Windows system partition. [Specify medium / Partition] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
6-14 Installing and Using Utilities [Windows Server 2003]
Installing and Using Utilities 6-15 IMPORTANT: If you install Windows Server 2003 R2 and Service Pack, apply Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 after Express Setup completion, and then install Service Pack by "Updating the system". About partition size – Specify the partition size larger than required minimum size for OS installation. – Do not specify larger partition size than the capacity of connected hard disk drive. – You can not specify a logical drive larger than 2,097,144MB at RAID system.
6-16 Installing and Using Utilities 9. Enter the user information and client license mode. [Enter basic parameters] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
Installing and Using Utilities 6-17 IMPORTANT: Computer name and User name are required parameters. NOTE: Even if you do not input value into "Administrator password", "Confirm password", "zzzzz" is displayed. 10. Enter the setting of the network protocol. [Enter network protocol] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. NOTE: The order of entry in custom setting may differ from the numbering of LAN port.
6-18 Installing and Using Utilities 11. Enter the domain or workgroup name to be used. [Enter domain account] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next]. 12. Select the installing components. [Select Windows components] steps are displayed.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-19 [Windows Server 2003] 13. Select the installing applications. [Select applications] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if necessary, and then click [Next].
6-20 Installing and Using Utilities [Windows Server 2003] 14. Save the parameters. [Save parameters] steps are displayed. If you want to save the parameters, set the free formatted floppy disk. Select [Save parameters], enter the file path of the parameters files into the text box and click [Next]. If not, select [Do not save parameters].
Installing and Using Utilities 6-21 15. Saved to a floppy disk. Now [the floppy disk containing the parameters file] has been created. Click [Yes] to exit Parameter File Creator. NOTES: If you modify existing information file (parameter file), click "Load Parameters" at [Load Parameters] screen. Refer to help to modify information file. If you cancel operation on the way, click corner of the screen.
6-22 Installing and Using Utilities NEC ESMPRO The NEC ESMPRO lets a system administrator manage remote servers across a network. NEC ESMPRO monitors server hardware and software configurations, failures, and performance. With log data collected by NEC ESMPRO, a system administrator can track long-term and short-term performance, monitor server usage, and check server failure rates.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-23 NEC ExpressUpdate Agent The NEC ExpressUpdate Agent enables you to control the version of the firmware and software that are installed on the server. Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager, you can download update packages automatically and install them simply without terminating the system. Refer to "Installation Manual" in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for more information about an installation and functions of the NEC ExpressUpdate Agent.
6-24 Installing and Using Utilities Universal RAID Utility Universal RAID Utility is an application to manage or monitor the following RAID Controllers. Onboard RAID Controller (LSI Embedded MegaRAID™) N8103-129 RAID controller (256MB, RAID 0/1)* N8103-130 RAID Controller (256 MB, RAID0/1/5/6)* Before attempting to operate Universal RAID Utility, read the "Universal RAID Utility Ver2.3 User's Guide" contained in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-25 Manual Setup Windows You can start the setup program of Universal RAID Utility from [Autorun Menu]. Click [Setup Software] → [Universal RAID Utility] in [Autorun Menu]. You need to install the following software. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later The Runtime component of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 You can install these software from [Autorun Menu] too. Click [Setup Windows] → [Install the .NET Framework Ver 2.
6-26 Installing and Using Utilities Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6 You must use four or larger Physical Devices for creating the Logical Drive of RAID 6 by Universal RAID Utility. If you want to create the Logical Drive from three Physical Devices, you need to use WebBIOS.
Installing and Using Utilities 6-27 NEC PRODUCT INFO COLLECTION UTILITY The NEC Product Info Collection Utility is used to collect various system configuration and log information for maintenance or troubleshooting purpose of the server. This utility can be installed from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM. NOTE: Supported Operating Systems of this utility is as follows.
6-28 Installing and Using Utilities Using Utility Execute \stdclct\collect.exe in the installation folder of this utility. The log folder is made in the above-mentioned folder, and various information on this device is stored in the data compressed file (zip form). Uninstallation Except for Server Core Choose [Add or Remove Programs] - [Product Info Collection Utility (Vx.x.x)] from the Control Panel. Thereafter, uninstall it according to the message in the dialog box.
Chapter 7 Maintenance This chapter describes the daily maintenance of the server and precautions when relocating or storing the server. MAKING BACKUP COPIES NEC recommends you make backup copies of your valuable data stored in hard disk drives of the server on a regular basis. For backup storage devices suitable for the server and backup tools, consult with your service representative.
7-2 Maintenance CLEANING Clean the server on a regular basis to keep the server in a good shape. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Disconnect the power plug before working with the server. Cleaning the Server For daily cleaning, wipe the external surfaces of the server with a dry soft cloth.
Maintenance 7-3 Cleaning the Interior One of the most important items in a good maintenance program is regular and thorough cleaning of the interior of the server, especially around the mother board. Dust buildup inside the server can lead to several problems. As dust acts as a thermal insulator, a buildup can prevent proper system cooling. Excessive heat will shorten the life of server components.
7-4 Maintenance Cleaning the Keyboard/Mouse Make sure that the server and peripheral devices are all off-powered (the POWER/SLEEP lamp goes off), and then wipe the keyboard surface with a dry cloth. The mouse does not work normally if its optical sensor is stained. Wipe the optical sensor with a dry cloth.
Maintenance 7-5 Cleaning Disc A dusty disc or dust-accumulated tray causes the device to fail to read data correctly. Follow the procedure below to clean the tray and disc regularly: 1. Make sure that the server is powered (the POWER/SLEEP LED is lit). 2. Press the CD tray Open/Close button on the front of the optical disk drive. The tray opens. 3. Hold the disc lightly and take it out from the tray. NOTE: Do not touch the signal side of the disc with your hand. 4.
7-6 Maintenance SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS The System Diagnostics runs several tests on the server. Select [Tool menu] - [Test and diagnostics] in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER to diagnose the system. Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics. Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk drive used as a system IMPORTANT: When executing the system diagnostics, make sure to disconnect the LAN cable. Executing the system diagnostics with the LAN cable connected, the network may be influenced.
Maintenance 7-7 Startup and Exit of System Diagnostics There are two ways to diagnose the server: to use the local console (keyboard) of the server itself, and to use the management PC via serial port (remote console). IMPORTANT: Two methods of LAN and the serial port are mentioned in "MAINTENANCE TOOLS" of Chapter 8 "Troubleshooting" in the way of communicating in remote console. Use the serial port to execute System Diagnostics with remote console. The LAN connection is not for System Diagnostics.
7-8 Maintenance 6. Select [Test and diagnostics]. Select [End-User Mode] and the system diagnostics starts. The diagnostics will be completed in approximately three minutes. When the diagnostics is completed, the screen of the display changes as shown below: Diagnostics tool title Test window title TeDoLi (TEst & Diagnosis On Linux) Ver001.00 (Build020901.1.
Maintenance 7-9 7. Follow the guide line shown at the bottom of the screen, and press the Esc key. The [Enduser Menu] below is displayed. TeDoLi (TEst & Diagnosis On Linux) Ver001.00 (Build020901.1.1m) Enduser Menu Enduser Menu
7-10 Maintenance Notes on Using Power Control Feature Power consumption of the server can be controlled through command line interface of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 (BMC) or NEC ESMPRO Manager. Using this feature to suppress the upper limit of power consumption, the larger number of servers can be installed in the site where the allowable power consumption is limited. Refer to the User's Guide of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 or Online Help of NEC ESMPRO Manager for how to enable this feature.
Maintenance 7-11 Notes on Using Windows Server 2008 The following event will be logged in Event Viewer if power control feature is used on Windows Server 2008. However, it is not the problem in operating the system, the event is logged because the P-State is controlled by the server side. Event ID: 7 Source: Kernel-Processor-Power Level: Warning Description: The speed of processor 0 is being limited by system firmware.
7-12 Maintenance RELOCATING/STORING THE SERVER Follow the procedure below to relocate or store the server: WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Do not remove the lithium battery. Disconnect the power plug before working with the server.
Maintenance 7-13 1. Take a media out of the server, if any. 2. Power off the server (the POWER/SLEEP lamp goes off). 3. Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet. 4. Remove all the cables from the server. 5. Hold the server by its bottom to carry the server. IMPORTANT: Do not hold the front mask to lift the server. The front mask may be disengaged from the server, causing personal injury. 6. Protect the server with the shock-absorbing materials, and pack it securely.
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Chapter 8 Troubleshooting If your server does not operate as expected, read this chapter before assuming a failure. NOTE: For provision against an unexpected failure, it is recommended to install the maintenance utility, NEC ESMPRO, to the server and client computers.
8-2 Troubleshooting SYSTEM VIEWERS Monitor the occurrence of fault by using NEC ESMPRO Manager during the system operation. Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the management PC. Check whether any alert is reported in NEC ESMPRO Manager. Example NOTE: For provision against an unexpected failure, it is recommended to install NEC ESMPRO Manager to your computer.
Troubleshooting 8-3 STATUS INDICATORS This section explains the indication and meanings of the server LEDs. POWER LED ( ) The POWER LED is on (green) while the server is being powered. It is off while no power is supplied to the server. Note that this LED blinks while the server is on standby. STATUS LED ( ) The STATUS LED is on (green) while the server is operating normally. If the STATUS LED is off or turns amber and flashes, it indicates that the server is in abnormal state.
8-4 Troubleshooting STATUS LED indication On (green) Flashing (green) Off On (amber) Flashing (amber) Description Procedure The server is operating normally. The server is operating with the memory in degraded state. An uncorrectable memory error has often occurred. The power is off. POST is in progress. – Identify the device in degraded state by using the BIOS setup utility "SETUP," and replace it as soon as possible. A CPU error occurred.
Troubleshooting 8-5 ACT LED ( ) The ACT LED is green while the server is connected to the LAN. The LED flashes while the server is accessed via the LAN (during transmission/reception of packets). The number next to the icon indicates the network port number on the rear panel of the server. DISK ACCESS LED ( ) The DISK ACCESS LED indicates the status of the hard disk drive mounted in the hard disk drive bay. The LED turns green each time access is made to the hard disk drive.
8-6 Troubleshooting Hard Disk Drive LED The disk LED located on the drive carrier indicates the following depending on the status: Disk LED 3.5-inch hard disk drive Disk LED 2.5-inch hard disk drive Flashing (green) The LED indicates that the hard disk drive is being accessed. On (amber) The LED indicates a failure of a hard disk drive mounted in the RAID system.
Troubleshooting 8-7 IMPORTANT: If the server is turned off during rebuild processing, the processing is stopped. Restart the server, mount the new hard disk drive in hot swap mode, and then perform rebuild processing again. Observe the following notes on using the auto-rebuild function. Do not turn the power off or reboot the system during rebuild processing. Let 90 seconds or more pass between removing a failing hard disk drive and mounting a new one.
8-8 Troubleshooting LAN Connector LEDs There are two LEDs for each of the two LAN ports (connectors) on the rear panel. LINK/ACT SPEED M Management port LINK/ACT SPEED LINK/ACT SPEED 2 1 Data transmission ports LINK/ACT LEDs Each LINK/ACT LED indicates the status of the standard network port of the server. While power is supplied to the server and HUB and the connection is correct, the LED is on (green). The LED turns green and flashes while the network port is transmitting/receiving data.
Troubleshooting 8-9 AC POWER LEDs There is an AC POWER LED for the power supply unit on the rear. AC inlet Power supply slot 2 AC POWER LED Power supply slot 1 The LED turns green and flashes when the power supply unit receives AC power from the power cord, which is connected to the AC inlet. (Flashing amber indicates no AC power is received in any one of two power supplies in the redundant configuration.) The LED turns green when the server power switch is turned on.
8-10 Troubleshooting ERROR MESSAGES If an error occurs in the server, an error message appears on the display unit connected to the server. POST Error Messages When POST detects an error, it displays an error message on the display unit screen. In addition, depending on the error contents, the computer might beep to report that an error occurred.
Troubleshooting 8-11 Error message after power-on Displayed Error Message 8001 Real time clock error Check date and time 8002 settings Description Real-time clock error The real-time clock time setting is incorrect. 8003 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP There is no system battery. 8005 Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used The last time the system was started up, POST processing did not finish. 8006 System configuration data cleared by Jumper.
8-12 Troubleshooting Displayed Error Message DXE_FLASH_UPDATE_FA 8808 ILED PEI_RECOVERY_NO_ 8830 CAPSULE PEI_RECOVERY_PPI_ 8831 NOT_FOUND 8832 PEI_RECOVERY_FAILED PEI_CPU_NO_MICROCO 9000 DE Unsupported CPU detected 9001 on CPU #1 9002 Unsupported CPU detected on CPU #2 Unsupported CPU Speed 9021 detected on CPU #1 Unsupported CPU Speed 9022 detected on CPU #2 PEI_CPU_SELF_TEST_ 9040 FAILED 9060 PEI_CPU_MISMATCH 9800 A001 A002 A003 A004 A005 A006 A007 A008 A009 A00A A00B A00C GENERIC_CPU_THERMA L_ERROR Mem
Troubleshooting 8-13 Displayed Error Message AE01 CPU1_DIMM1 has been disabled. AE02 CPU1_DIMM2 has been disabled. AE03 CPU1_DIMM3 has been disabled. AE04 CPU1_DIMM4 has been disabled. AE05 CPU1_DIMM5 has been disabled. AE06 CPU1_DIMM6 has been disabled. AE07 CPU2_DIMM1 has been disabled. AE08 CPU2_DIMM2 has been disabled. AE09 CPU2_DIMM3 has been disabled. AE0A CPU2_DIMM4 has been disabled. AE0B CPU2_DIMM5 has been disabled. AE0C CPU2_DIMM6 has been disabled.
8-14 Troubleshooting Displayed Error Message AE83 CPU1_DIMM3 with error enabled. AE87 CPU2_DIMM1 with error enabled. AE88 CPU2_DIMM2 with error enabled. AE89 CPU2_DIMM3 with error enabled.
Troubleshooting 8-15 Displayed Error Message C021 System Voltage out of the range. C040 SROM data read error C041 SROM data checksm bad C060 SMBus device Error detected. C061 1st SMBus device Error detected. C062 2nd SMBus device Error detected. C063 3rd SMBus device Error detected. C064 4th SMBus device Error detected. C065 5th SMBus device Error detected. C066 6th SMBus device Error detected. C101 BMC Memory Test Failed. C102 BMC Firmware Code Area CRC check failed. C103 BMC core hardware failure.
8-16 Troubleshooting Displayed Error Message C106 BMC set in progress monitoring timeout. C107 BMC command access failed. C108 Could not redirect the console - BMC Busy C109 Could not redirect the console - BMC Error C10A Could not redirect the console - BMC Parameter Error C10B BMC Platform Information Area corrupted. C10C BMC update firmware corrupted. C10D Internal Use Area of BMC FRU corrupted. Description The BMC check was interrupted. C10E BMC SDR Repository empty.
Troubleshooting 8-17 Displayed Error Message C111 BMC SDR Repository failure. C112 BMC SEL device failure. C113 BMC RAM test error. C114 BMC Fatal hardware error. Description Failure of the SROM for storing sensor data record information BMC device (chip) failure BMC RAM error BMC error C115 Management controller not responding BMC error C116 Private I2C bus not responding C117 C118 C119 Private I2C bus not responding. BMC internal exception BMC A/D timeout error. SDR repository corrupt.
8-18 Troubleshooting Messages displayed by RAID Controller during POST On-screen message Memory/battery problems were detected. The adapter has recovered, but cached data was lost. Press any key to continue, or 'C' to load the configuration utility. Firmware version inconsistency was detected. The adapter has recovered, but cached data was lost. Press any key to continue, or 'C' to load the configuration utility.
Troubleshooting 8-19 On-screen message Your VDs that are configured for write-back are temporarily running in write-through mode. This is caused by the battery being charged, missing, or bad. Please allow battery to charge for 24 hours before evaluating battery for replacement. The following VDs are affected :XX Press any key to continue. Invalid SAS Address present in MFC data. Please program valid SAS Address, and restart your system.
8-20 Troubleshooting On-screen message The cache contains dirty data, but some VDs are missing or will go offline, so the cached data can not be written to disk. If this is an unexpected error, then please power off your system and check your cables to ensure all disks are present. If you continue, the data in cache will be permanently discarded. Press 'X' to acknowledge and permanently destroy the cached data. Invalid memory configuration detected. Please contact your system support. System has halted.
Troubleshooting 8-21 On-screen message Single-bit overflow ECC errors were detected during the previous boot of the controller. DIMM on the controller needs replacement. If you continue, data corruption can occur. Press 'X' to continue or else power off the system and replace the DIMM module and reboot. If you have replaced the DIMM please press 'X' to continue. Action Contact your service representative to replace the RAID controller.
8-22 Troubleshooting Beep Codes If an error occurs during the POST, the server beeps, indicating the type of error. Each number indicates the number of short beeps, and a hyphen indicates a pause. For example, the beep interval 1-3-3-1 indicates 1 beep, a pause, 3 beeps, a pause, 3 beeps, a pause, and 1 beep, which indicates that an error occurred while checking the memory capacity. Beep code 1-3-3-1 Description No memory could be detected. An error occurred during a memory capacity check.
Troubleshooting 8-23 Error messages on virtual LCD NEC EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 (Remote Management Controller), which is on your server board, allows you to monitor the server status from a Web browser running on a client PC via a network. The virtual LCD (16 digits x 2 lines) in the "Host Information" area displays the POST codes and status message. When POST detects an error, the POST error code is displayed on the virtual LCD upon completion of POST. See the table for POST error codes for details.
8-24 Troubleshooting z Messages displayed on bottom line (BMC messages) On-screen message Proc1 VccpAlm XX Proc2 VccpAlm XX Proc1PVtt Alm XX Proc2PVtt Alm XX Proc1 1.5v Alm XX Proc2 1.5v Alm XX BB 1.0vsb Alm XX BB 1.1v Alm XX BB 1.2vsb Alm XX BB +1.5v Alm XX BB +1.8v Alm XX BB 1.8vsb Alm XX BB +3.3v Alm XX BB 3.3vsb Alm XX BB +5.
Troubleshooting 8-25 On-screen message Proc1 T-Trip Proc2 T-Trip ChipSet T-Trip CPU1_DIMM U-Err CPU2_DIMM U-Err Processor1 IERR Processor2 IERR SMI timeout WDT timeout HDD 1 Fault HDD 2 Fault HDD 3 Fault HDD 4 Fault HDD 5 Fault HDD 6 Fault HDD 7 Fault HDD 8 Fault HDD 9 Fault* HDD 10 Fault* HDD 11 Fault* HDD 12 Fault* Sys Fan 1R Alarm Sys Fan 2R Alarm Sys Fan 3R Alarm Sys Fan 4R Alarm Sys Fan 1F Alarm Sys Fan 2F Alarm Sys Fan 3F Alarm Sys Fan 4F Alarm Description The power was forcibly turned off due to
8-26 Troubleshooting SOLVING PROBLEMS When the server fails to operate as expected, see the following to find out your problem and follow the instruction given before asking for repair. If the server still fails to operate successfully after solving your problem, take a note on the on-screen message and contact your service representative.
Troubleshooting 8-27 POST fails to complete: Is the DIMM board installed? → Check the installation location of DIMMs (see Chapter 9). Is the memory size large? → The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large. Wait for a while. Did you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after you started the server? → If you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after start-up, POST may accidentally detect a keyboard controller error and stops proceeding.
8-28 Troubleshooting The keyboard or mouse fails to operate: Is the cable properly connected? → Make sure that the cable is connected to the correct connector on the rear of the server. → The keyboard or mouse does not operate if it is connected when the server is powered (not applicable to USB devices). Power of the server first and connect it properly. Are the server drivers installed? → Refer to the manual that comes with your OS to check that the keyboard and mouse drivers are installed.
Troubleshooting 8-29 Fail to access the hard disk drive: (Refer to the documentation supplied with the RAID Controller.) Is the hard disk drive applicable to the server? → Operation of any device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed. Is the hard disk drive properly installed? → See Chapter 9. Fail to access the (internal or external) SCSI devices: Is the SCSI device applicable to the server? → Operation of any SCSI device that is not authorized by NEC is not guaranteed.
8-30 Troubleshooting Event logs in using Intel Network adapter teaming Event Type: Event Source: Event Category: Event ID: Description: Warning iANSMiniport None 11 Adapter link down:Intel(R) ---- Event Type: Event Source: Event Category: Event ID: Description: Warning iANSMiniport None 13 Intel(R) ---- has been deactivated from the team. Event Type: Error Event Source: iANSMiniport Event Category: None Event ID: 16 Description: Team Name : The last adapter has lost link.
Troubleshooting 8-31 Problems with Windows The following warnings are logged when you start Windows Server 2008 R2: Event ID: 27 Source: e1qexpress Level: Warning Description: Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network ... Network link has been disconnected. → If the above event is logged when you start the system, this event does not affect system operation. Ignore this message.
8-32 Troubleshooting The following application event is logged when Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed: Event ID: 1534 Source: Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service Level: Warning Description: Profile notification of event Create for component {56EA1054-1959-467f-BE3B-A2A787C4B6EA} failed, error code is The revision level is unknown. → This event does not affect system operation. Ignore this message.
Troubleshooting 8-33 The following warnings are logged to application event log when I import a transportable shadow-copy to another server that has a floppy disk drive while operating Windows Server 2008 R2: Event ID: 12289 Source: VSS Level: Error Description: Volume shadow copy service error: unexpected error DeviceIoControl (\\? # 6 \usbstor#sfloppy &ven_teac&prod_fd-05pub &rev_3000 & 158e20d0 & 0 # { GUID }-00000000000002B8, 0x00560000, 0000000000000000, 0, 0000000000327C70,4096, [0]).
8-34 Troubleshooting Event ID: 15016 Source: Microsoft-Windows-Http Level: Error Description: Unable to initialize the security package Kerberos for server side authentication. The data field contains the error number. → These events do not affect system operation. Ignore these messages.
Troubleshooting 8-35 The following system event is logged when Windows Server 2008 is installed: Event ID: 10 Source: VDS Dynamic Provider Description: The provider failed while storing notifications from the driver. The Virtual Disk Service should be restarted. hr=80042505 → Go to the Microsoft website: http://support.microsoft.
8-36 Troubleshooting Installed Service Pack before application of Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2 during Windows Server 2003 R2 installation: → Apply Windows Server 2003 R2 DISC 2, and then install Service Pack again by "Updating the System". There are some cases that an event log is registered as follows when you operate Windows Server 2003 R2: Source: IPMIDRV Type: Error Event ID: 1001 Description: The IPMI device driver attempted to determine if the system supported an IPMI BMC device.
Troubleshooting 8-37 Fail to start the OS with the /3GB switch → System often fails to start the OS with the /3GB switch. In this case, please adjust the capacity of the user mode area using the /userva switch in reference to the following URL. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316739/en During installation, the following warning is registered in the System Log of the Event Viewer: Error detected on the device \Device\CdRom0 during the paging operation. → There is no problem on this issue.
8-38 Troubleshooting Cannot turn the power OFF at the blue screen: → If you want to turn off the power at the blue screen, execute forced shutdown (forced shutdown: continue to press POWER/SLEEP switch for 4 seconds). The power will not be turned off if you press the switch for less than 3 seconds. The PXE boot (network boot) fails or the server is not found on the network: Is the cable connected properly? → Connect the proper cable to the network port on the rear of the Express server.
Troubleshooting 8-39 Power ON/OFF (Wake On LAN) feature does not work: → Immediately after the AC power is turned on, the Remote Power ON/OFF feature (Wake ON LAN) is disabled. Start Windows Server 2003 once, provide settings as shown below, then shutdown the system. After restart, the Remote Power On/Off feature is available unless the AC power is turned off. Select [Start] → [Administrative Tools] → [Computer Management].
8-40 Troubleshooting Problems with RAID System Configuration Fail to install the OS: Did you create a configuration file? → Create a configuration file by using the configuration utility. Fail to start the OS: Is RAID controller inserted firmly straight into the PCI slot? → Install the RAID controller properly. Is the RAID controller installed in the proper slot? → Check if the slot is appropriate to the RAID controller. If the same error persists, the RAID controller may be faulty.
Troubleshooting 8-41 Cannot set Write-Back for cache mode: → The current cache mode of RAID controller is displayed on [Virtual Disks] - [Properties] - [Policies] - "Write". If additional battery is faulty, is not connected, or insufficiently charged, the cache mode is changed to "WThru (Write Through)" even if you specify "WBack (Write Back)". See Chapter 4 for details. Event ID129: The following message appears on Windows Event Log.
8-42 Troubleshooting Problems with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER When the server is not booted from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM, check the following: Did you set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server? → If you do not set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER during POST and restart the server, an error message will appear or the OS will boot. Is BIOS configuration correct? → The boot device order may be specified with the BIOS SETUP utility of the server.
Troubleshooting 8-43 If the creation of the OEM-Disk for Windows failed, the following message will be displayed. Confirm the message, and then try the solution described in the "Cause". Error message The format went wrong. It is write-protected or the floppy disk may be damaged. Please check a floppy disk and perform creation of OEM-Disk again. Failed in the deletion of the file. Please confirm whether the media is not write-protected state or not.
8-44 Troubleshooting Problems with Express Setup Specified to join the Domain, but the system is installed as Workgroup: → When the setup fails to join the Domain during the installation, it will install the system as Workgroup. Open [System] in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain. Unable to specify the details of Network adapter: → In Express Setup, you can not specify the details of Network adapter. Specify them from Control Panel after starting Windows.
Troubleshooting 8-45 Problems with Parameter File Creator Fail to start Parameter File Creator: Parameter File Creator requires to run by "Microsoft® HTML Application host". → If Parameter File Creator does not start, associate the file type with "Microsoft® HTML Application host" via following process. 1) Click [Run] on Start menu. 2) Type "%windir%\system32\mshta.exe /register" in the [Open] box, and click [OK].
8-46 Troubleshooting Problems with N8190-127/131/153/154 FibreChannel Controller When N8190-127/131/153/154 is used, the names of the Fibre Channel controllers may appear with different names on Device Manager: → It is not a problem in operating the system. To display correct controller name, run following command in the driver software NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD and restart the system.
Troubleshooting 8-47 Problems with Autorun Menu Cannot read documents: Do you have Adobe Reader installed correctly in your system? → Some documents are supplied with PDF format. To read the document of PDF format, Adobe Reader is required in your system. Is the operating system Windows XP SP2 (or later)? → With Windows XP SP2 (or later), the following information may appear in browser.
8-48 Troubleshooting Collecting Event Log This section describes on how to collect the log of various events that occurred on the server. IMPORTANT: If STOP error, system error, or stall occurred, follow the procedure below after restarting the system. 1. Click [Management Tool] → [EventViewer] from the Control Panel. 2. Select the type of the log to collect. On [Application Log], the events related to the running application is archived.
Troubleshooting 8-49 Collect Configuration Information This section describes on how to collect the information on hardware configuration and inside specification. In order to collect information, "Diagnostic Program" is used. IMPORTANT: If STOP error, system error, or stall occurred, follow the procedure below after restarting the system. 1. Point to [Settings] in Start menu, and click [Control Panel]. The [Control Panel] dialog box appears. 2.
8-50 Troubleshooting RECOVERY FOR Windows SYSTEM If any file necessary for running the OS is damaged, use the following procedures to recover the system. IMPORTANT: After recovering the system, see "Updating the System" in Chapter 5 and be sure to update the system. Also, you need to update all the drivers after the system update. For more information, see "Installing and Setting Device Drivers" in Chapter 5. If the hard disk drive can not be recognized, you can not recover the system.
Troubleshooting 8-51 MAINTENANCE TOOLS The Maintenance Tools is a tool of this product prevention to maintain, and to analyze the trouble. IMPORTANT: This guide contains procedures to use a floppy disk, however, your server is not equipped with factory-installed floppy disk drive. Use the optional Flash FDD or USB FDD. Starting Maintenance Tools The Maintenance Tools is started according to the following procedure. 1. Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order. 2.
8-52 Troubleshooting 4. When a local console is used, "Tool menu (Normal mode)" is selected. Moreover, "Tool menu (Redirection mode)" is selected when using it with remote console. IMPORTANT: An initial selection of the menu is "Japanese". "Japanese" starts by the automatic operation when the operation is not done for five seconds after the Language selection menu is displayed. 5. "English" is selected. The tool menu is displayed.
Troubleshooting 8-53 When you use a remote console 6. Each tool is selected, and it starts.
8-54 Troubleshooting Function of Maintenance Tools The following functions can be executed in the Maintenance Tools. Maintenance Utility The Off-line Maintenance Utility is started in Maintenance Utility. The Off-line Maintenance Utility is an OS-independent maintenance program. When you are unable to start the OS-dependent NEC ESMPRO to troubleshoot a problem, the Off-line Maintenance Utility can be used.
Troubleshooting 8-55 BIOS/FW Updating This menu allows you to update the software module such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the update disk (3.5-inch floppy disk) that is distributed from NEC customer service representative. After restarting the system, an update program is started automatically from floppy disk, and the various BIOS and firmware programs are updated. IMPORTANT: Do not turn off the server while the update program is running.
8-56 Troubleshooting Maintenance Tools with Remote Console This subsection describes the procedures for using Maintenance Tools with remote console. Maintenance Tools contains the remote console feature that allows the system administrator to set up the server from the management workstation (management PC) via the network or the server's COM B (serial) port. IMPORTANT: Do not use this feature on any other computer than the server, or on any other server obtained without the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
Troubleshooting 8-57 IMPORTANT: Do not change the boot device order in BOOT menu in BIOS SETUP. NEC EXPRESSBUILDER cannot be used if the DVD-ROM drive is not the first device to launch the system. Connect the LAN cable to the connector on management LAN port. Or, connect the LAN cable to LAN connector 1 if Shared BMC LAN feature is used. Use the serial port B for direct connection. To use this feature, you need to create a configuration file (3.
8-58 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE SERVER If the server halts before starting the OS, press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete. This restarts the server. IMPORTANT: Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in process. To reset the server when it is not frozen, make sure that no processing is in progress.
Troubleshooting 8-59 FORCED SHUTDOWN Use this function when an OS command does not shut down the server, the POWER/SLEEP switch does not turn off the server, or resetting does not work. Press and hold the POWER/SLEEP switch on the server for at least four seconds. The power is forcibly turned off. To turn on the power back again, wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power (forced shutdown).
Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server This chapter describes internal optional devices available for the server, procedures for installing or removing such optional devices, and notes on using them. IMPORTANT: Optional devices described in this chapter may be installed or removed by any user. However, NEC does not assume any liability for damage to optional devices or the server or malfunctions of the server resulted from installation by the user.
9-2 Upgrading Your Server SAFETY NOTES Observe the following notes to install or remove optional devices safely and properly. WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious personal injury. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the server. Do not remove the lithium battery. Disconnect the power plug before working with the server.
Upgrading Your Server 9-3 ANTI-STATIC MEASURES The server contains electronic components sensitive to static electricity. Avoid failures caused by static electricity when installing or removing any optional devices. Wear a wrist strap (an arm belt or anti-static glove). Wear a wrist strap on your wrist. If no wrist strap is available, touch an unpainted metal part of the cabinet before touching a component to discharge static electricity from your body.
9-4 Upgrading Your Server PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Follow the procedure below to prepare for installing or removing components. 1. Shutdown the OS. Shutdown process is not required if the hard disk drives and the additional power supply units are hot-swappable. 2. Unlock the front bezel with the security key. Remove the front bezel from the chassis. Unlocked Locked 3. Remove all cables and power cords from the server.
Upgrading Your Server 9-5 4. See page 9-5 to prepare. NOTE: To confirm the device you are going to maintain, use the UID switch and the UID LED that goes on when the switch is pressed. 5. Press the unlock buttons at the right and left sides of the front panel, and slowly pull out the server from the rack. The server is locked while you are pulling it. Stop pulling when it is locked.
9-6 Upgrading Your Server ATTACHMENT AND POST-ATTACHMENT CHECKS After adding an option or attaching a component, check the following points. Attach removed components in the same way as before. When adding or removing components, attach removed components and cables in the same way as before. Forgetting to attach components or leaving cables unplugged during assembly can cause operational problems. In addition, be sure to attach components and cables securely, not loosely.
Upgrading Your Server 9-7 HARD DISK DRIVE The hard disk drive bay at the front of the server chassis may contain hard disk drives of approximately 25.4 mm (1 inch) high. The disk interface, number and size of hard disk drives depend on server model, as described below. The IDs of hard disk drive (channel numbers or port numbers) are also predefined. 2.5-inch Disk Model Up to 12 hard disk drives can be installed in the hard disk drive bays.
9-8 Upgrading Your Server 3.5-inch Disk Model Up to six hard disk drives can be installed in the hard disk drive bays. The order of the port numbers is determined according to the included slots. For details, see the figure below. IMPORTANT: Use a hard disk drive authorized by NEC. Installing a third-party hard disk drive might cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk drive.
Upgrading Your Server 9-9 Upon shipment, the hard disk drive bays are connected to the onboard controller in the server. If using these hard disk drives for a RAID system, refer to the following. If using the optional RAID controller N8103-129/130 Use WebBIOS or the Universal RAID Utility to build, set up, or manage a RAID system. For details, see page 6-24 of Universal RAID Utility, which is included with the optional RAID controller. The hard disk drive bays include dummy trays.
9-10 Upgrading Your Server Installation Take the following steps to install a hard disk drive. This procedure applies to all the hard disk drive bays. See the next section for the procedure installing a hard disk drive in the flex bay. NOTE: Any hard disk drive can be installed or removed in or from the server only by removing the front bezel. IMPORTANT: In the RAID System, use the hard disk drives having the same specification including the capacity. 2.5-inch hard disk drive 1.
Upgrading Your Server 9-11 4. Unlock the hard disk drive handle. 5. Firmly hold the drive carrier, and insert it into the slot. 6. Put your fingers on the front of the drive carrier.
9-12 Upgrading Your Server 7. Push the drive carrier into the slot until it stops. IMPORTANT: 8. Confirm that the handle is hooked to the frame when having inserted the hard disk drive. Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray. Slowly close the handle. The drive carrier is locked when a "click" is heard. ± IMPORTANT: Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray. Push the drive further to check if it is firmly secured.
Upgrading Your Server 9-13 9. 10. Power on the server, and run the SETUP utility. Select the [Boot] menu (described on page 4-33) to set the boot priority. When you install an additional hard disk drive, the boot priority stored in BIOS is cleared. Install the front bezel you removed in step 2. There are tabs on the left side of the front bezel. Engage the tabs with the server frame, install the front bezel, and lock it with the security key. 3.5-inch hard disk drive 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2.
9-14 Upgrading Your Server 4. Unlock the hard disk drive handle. 5. With the handle in the fully open position, firmly hold the drive carrier and handle, and insert it into the chassis. IMPORTANT: Push the drive to check if it is firmly secured. Carefully hold the hard disk drive with both hands.
Upgrading Your Server 9-15 6. When the handle begins to close by itself, slowly close the handle. The drive carrier is locked when a "click" is heard. IMPORTANT: Be careful not to get your finger caught between the handle and tray. Push the drive further to check if it is firmly secured. NOTE: Confirm that the handle is hooked to the frame when having inserted the hard disk drive. 7. Power on the server, and run the SETUP utility.
9-16 Upgrading Your Server Removal Take the following steps to remove a hard disk drive: 3.5-inch hard disk drive NOTE: If removing a failed hard disk drive, confirm the slot in which the DISK LED of the hard disk drive is amber before starting the removal. DISK LED 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Push the lever to unlock, and open the handle. IMPORTANT: Do not press the POWER switch during the installation or removal of the hard disk drive if your server is running. 3.
Upgrading Your Server 9-17 5. Power on the server, and run the SETUP utility. This is because, when a hard disk drive is added, the previously recorded boot order settings are cleared. 6. Install the front bezel you removed in step 2. 2.5-inch hard disk drive IMPORTANT: Do not press the POWER switch during the installation or removal of the hard disk drive if your server is running. DISK LED 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2.
9-18 Upgrading Your Server 3. Open the handle. 4. Firmly hold the drive carrier, and pull out the hard disk drive. Do not hold the handle. 5. If using the server with the hard disk drive removed, install the dummy tray in the vacant slot to ensure the cooling efficiency. 6. Power on the server, and run the SETUP utility. Select the [Boot] menu (described on page 4-33) to set the boot priority. When you install an additional hard disk drive, the boot priority stored in BIOS is cleared. 7.
Upgrading Your Server 9-19 Notes on Replacing Hard Disk Drives in the RAID System When the hard disk drives are in the RAID System, you can restore the state before an error using the auto-rebuild feature that stores the data in the old hard disk drive into a new one. The auto-rebuild feature is available for the RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10, or RAID50. Auto-rebuild is carried out when you hot-swap a failed hard disk drive with a new one (replace the disk while the server is powered).
9-20 Upgrading Your Server POWER SUPPLY UNIT Your server contains one or two power supplies. The second power supply is optional and provides a redundant configuration that ensures continued operation of the system in the unlikely event one of the power supplies fails. Installation Take the following steps to install a power supply unit: 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. IMPORTANT: Be sure to turn off the power. Not doing so might cause incorrect operations or a failure. 2. Remove the blank cover.
Upgrading Your Server 9-21 IMPORTANT: Do not touch the terminals of the power supply unit. Contact terminals 4. Grab the handle and securely press the power supply unit into place. The power supply unit is locked when a distinct "click" is heard.
9-22 Upgrading Your Server 5. Connect two power cords. Use the power cord provided with the standard power supply unit and the one provided with the system. The AC POWER LEDs flash green when the power cords are connected. If the power unit is not connected with the power cord, its AC POWER LED goes on amber. When the power cord is connected, AC POWER LEDs on both power supply units go on green. Power cord for power supply unit 1 AC POWER LED Power supply unit 2 (Option) 6.
Upgrading Your Server 9-23 Replacing a Failed Power Supply Unit Replace only a failed power supply unit. CAUTION Observe the following instructions to use the server safely. Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire, personal injury, or property damage. See pages 1-4 to 1-11 for details. Failure to follow this warnings may cause an electric shock. IMPORTANT: Do not remove a power supply unit operating normally.
9-24 Upgrading Your Server 7. Install the new power supply unit taking steps 3 to 7 of "Installation", and confirm that the power supply unit is installed normally. NOTE: If one of the two power supply units of the server is replaced, the AC POWER LED of the new power supply unit goes on amber until the AC power cord is connected. It turns on green when the AC power cord is connected. (If it is replaced while the power is off, the LED flashes green. The LED goes on green when the power is turned on.
Upgrading Your Server 9-25 DRIVE COVER When attaching the drive cover, make sure that the drive cover tab is securely inserted into the server frame, and slide the drive cover towards the back. Removal 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull the server out of the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Slide the drive cover toward the rear of the server while pressing the lock buttons on the cover. 4. Lift off the drive cover from the server.
9-26 Upgrading Your Server LOGIC COVER Remove the logic cover when attaching or removing DIMMs, the CPU, or PCI cards, as well as when changing internal cable connections Removal 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull the server out of the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Loosen the set screw on the back of the logic cover, and then slide the cover towards the back. 4. Lift the logic cover to remove it from the server.
Upgrading Your Server 9-27 DIMM Install an additional DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) to a DIMM socket on the motherboard in the server. The motherboard is provided with 12 DIMM card slots. NOTE: Up to 192GB of memory (16GB DIMM × 12) can be installed. Upon factory shipment, no memory is installed. IMPORTANT: The DIMM is extremely sensitive to static electricity. Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the DIMM.
9-28 Upgrading Your Server Installation Order Installation order depends on the number of CPUs installed. 1-CPU configuration: Install DIMMs starting from the smallest slot number. 2-CPU configuration: Alternately install DIMMs starting from the smallest slot number of each CPU. Install DIMMs starting from the largest capacity and from the smallest slot number (16GB → 8GB → 4GB → 2GB → 1GB).
Upgrading Your Server 9-29 Memory Clock The DR3-800/1066/1333MHz memory clock frequencies are supported, but this depends on the CPU and memory configurations. Note that all bus memory clocks operate at the same clock frequency. Memory drive voltage: Low (1.35V/power-saving mode) Automatically shifts to 1.
9-30 Upgrading Your Server Memory RAS Feature The server has RAS features including "standard memory configuration (x4 SDDC ECC memory)", a "memory mirroring feature", a "memory LockStep (x8 SDDC ECC memory) feature", and a "memory sparing feature". To use the memory mirroring or LockStep feature, see "Using the Memory RAS Features" (on page 9-35).
Upgrading Your Server 9-31 Installation Install a DIMM in the following procedure. IMPORTANT: The server supports DIMMs of only the low-profile type (30 mm (1.2 inches) in height). It does not support DIMMs exceeding the specified height. 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull out the server from the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the drive cover and logic cover (as described on page 9-25). 4. Remove the PCI riser card (as described on page 9-51). 5.
9-32 Upgrading Your Server 7. Open levers at left and right side of the DIMM socket, and remove the dummy memory. IMPORTANT: Keep the removed dummy memory for future use. 8. Holding the DIMM by the edges, remove it from its anti-static package. Position the DIMM above the socket. Align the small notch at the bottom edge of the DIMM with the key in the socket. NOTE: Make sure of the orientation of the DIMM. Position the DIMM so that a notch in the bottom edge of the DIMM aligns with the keyed socket.
Upgrading Your Server 9-33 10. Attach the support bar. Make sure that the tab of the processor duct is inserted under the support bar. Processor duct Support bar NOTE: The support bar can spring upwards when freed, resulting in the loss of screws. Firmly hold the support bar down while removing the screws. 11. Install the components you removed in steps 1 to 3. 12. Power on the server and verify that POST displays no error messages.
9-34 Upgrading Your Server Removal Remove the DIMM using the following procedure. NOTE: To remove the failed DIMM, check the error message appearing in POST or NEC ESMPRO to identify the DIMM socket (group) in which the failed DIMM is installed. 16. See page 9-4 to prepare. 17. Pull out the server from the rack (as described on page 9-4). 18. Remove the drive cover and logic cover (as described on page 9-25). 19. Remove the riser card (as described on page 9-51). 20.
Upgrading Your Server 9-35 Using the Memory RAS Features The server has RAS feature including "Standard memory configuration (x4 SDDC ECC memory)", a "memory mirroring feature", a "memory sparing feature", and a "LockStep (x8 SDDC ECC memory) feature". SDDC (Single Device Data Correction) allows automatic correction of memory error (multi-bit error).
9-36 Upgrading Your Server Memory mirroring The memory mirroring feature writes the same data into two groups of DIMMs corresponding with each other between memory channels (channels 0 and 1) to provide data redundancy. IMPORTANT: The memory mirroring feature uses channels 0 and 1. In memory mirroring configuration, the memory channel 2 of each CPU (CPU1-DIMM3/6, CPU2-DIMM3/6) is disabled. To use the Memory Mirroring feature, an additional memory stick (N8102-387/388/389/390/391) is required.
Upgrading Your Server 9-37 The memory mirroring feature can be used under the following conditions: Install memory devices on two memory sockets configuring a mirror set. All the installed memory devices should have the same capacity. Run SETUP (described on page 4-2), change parameters appropriately in the [Mirror] menu selected as shown below, save the settings and exit from SETUP.
9-38 Upgrading Your Server Memory LockStep feature (x8 SDDC) In LockStep feature, the DIMMs in two groups corresponding to two memory channels (channels 0 and 1) is multiplexed and operated in parallel to enable x8 SDDC (x8 Single Device Data Correction). With this feature, a single device can detect and correct one to eight-bit error. IMPORTANT: The LockStep feature uses channels 0 and 1. When setting up this feature, memory channel 2 of each CPU (CPU1-DIMM3/6, CPU2-DIMM3/6) cannot be used.
Upgrading Your Server 9-39 The LockStep feature can be used under the following conditions: Install two DIMMs that operate in parallel in memory socket. All the installed DIMMs should have the same capacity. Run SETUP (described on page 4-2), change parameters appropriately in the menu selected as shown below, save the settings and exit from SETUP. Select [Advanced] → [Memory Configuration] → [Memory RAS Mode] → [Lock Step].
9-40 Upgrading Your Server Memory sparing Memory sparing is a feature whereby channel 2 of the memory controller in each CPU is designated as a "spare" channel and the DIMMs (memories) that use that channel are put on standby so that operations can be automatically switched to a standby DIMM if a correctable error occurs in one of the DIMMs operating under the control of the memory controller, allowing processing to continue unimpeded.
Upgrading Your Server 9-41 Observe the following when using the memory sparing feature: The capacity of the additional memory sticks (DIMMs) must the same as the capacity of the memory sticks installed in the server. Launch the SETUP utility (referring to System BIOS SETUP on page 4-2) and change the parameter below. Save the changed parameter and exit SETUP.
9-42 Upgrading Your Server PROCESSOR (CPU) The server may have another CPU installed in addition to the standard CPU. IMPORTANT: The CPU is extremely sensitive to static electricity. Make sure to touch the metal frame of the server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the CPU. Do not touch the CPU pins by a bare hand or place the CPU directly on the desk. For static notes, see page 9-3.
Upgrading Your Server 9-43 Installation Take the following steps to install the CPU. 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull out the server from the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the drive cover and logic cover (as described on page 9-25). 4. Remove the PCI riser card (as described on page 9-51). 5. Remove the four support bar screws, and then remove the support bar. NOTE: The support bar can spring upwards when freed, resulting in the loss of screws.
9-44 Upgrading Your Server 8. Remove the four screws, and remove the CPU dummy cover. IMPORTANT: Keep the removed cover for future use. 9. 10. Open the socket lever by pushing the lever down and away from the socket. Lift the load plate. IMPORTANT: Do not touch the socket contacts.
Upgrading Your Server 9-45 11. Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate. IMPORTANT: Do not discard the protective socket cover. Always replace the socket cover if the processor is removed from the socket. 12. Hold a new processor with your thumb and index fingers and place it on the socket carefully as shown in the figure below. Notch Pin Marker Key Pin Marker NOTES: Align notches with the socket. Lower the processor straight down without tilting or sliding it in the socket.
9-46 Upgrading Your Server 13. Slightly press the processor on the load plate, close the load plate, and then engage the socket lever. 14. Put the heat sink on CPU and fix the heat sink with four screws. Check the orientation of the heat sink, and then tighten the screws. Make sure that the screw aligns with the screw hole. If not, the screw may damage the motherboard.
Upgrading Your Server 9-47 NOTE: Be aware of direction of heat sink (see figure below). Front of the server Rear of the server CPU1 heat sing 15. CPU2 heat sing Make sure that the heat sink is level. NOTES: If the heat sink is not level, remove it, and then install it again. The following probably causes the heat sink not to be level: – The CPU is not positioned correctly. – All screws are not completely tightened. 16. Do not move the secured heat sink. Reinstall the processor duct.
9-48 Upgrading Your Server USB cable 17. Attach the support bar. Run the USB cable through the groove in the support bar. Make sure that the tab of the processor duct is inserted under the support bar.
Upgrading Your Server 9-49 NOTE: The support bar can spring upwards when freed, resulting in the loss of screws. Firmly hold the support bar down while removing the screws.
9-50 Upgrading Your Server Removal To remove the CPU, prepare the removal referring to steps 1 and 6 in the installation procedure and do the reverse procedure of steps 15 to 8. IMPORTANT: Do not remove any CPU unless it is failed. After the operation, heat may make the cool seat at the bottom of the heat sink adhere to the CPU. To remove the heat sink from the CPU, first turn the heat sink to the left and right lightly to make sure that the heat sink can be apart from the CPU.
Upgrading Your Server 9-51 PCI CARD On the motherboard, the server has a riser card assembly that enables installation of PCI cards and a RAID controller-dedicated slot that enables installation of a RAID controller. The riser card assembly can hold up to two full-height PCI boards, three low-profile PCI boards, and one RAID controller (for a total of six PCI boards). Insert PCI cards for network extension and file device function extension into PCI card slots in each riser card.
9-52 Upgrading Your Server Riser card slot (Dedicated to low-profile PCI boards) Riser card slot (Dedicated to full-height PCI boards) Slot for RAID Controller REAR FRONT Mother board 3B 3C 2B 2C 1C
Upgrading Your Server 9-53 Notes Observe the following notes on installing/removing a PCI card: Do not touch the terminals of the riser cards and the leads of electronic components with your bare hand. Fingerprints and dust left on them cause the server to malfunction due to a connection failure or damage to the leads. A riser card is designed for installing only low-profile PCI cards or full-height PCI cards. Before installing a PCI card, make sure of the card specification.
9-54 Upgrading Your Server additionally installed, the boot priority is changed. After the additional installation, start the BIOS SETUP utility, select [Boot] and set the new boot priority. If a device that can be booted (PCI card, USB device, etc.) is added, the boot priority might change. If the priority has changed, use [Hard Drive BBS Priorities] on the [Boot] menu of BIOS SETUP to specify a higher priority for the boot device. [Boot] Æ [Hard Drive BBS Priorities] Æ Check the display.
Upgrading Your Server 9-55 Installation Take the following steps to install a PCI card on the riser card: IMPORTANT: Each riser card supports low-profile or full-height PCI cards. Before installing a PCI card, confirm that the type of the PCI card. When installing a PCI card, confirm that the card connector matches the connector of the riser card. 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull out the server from the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the logic cover (as described on page 9-25).
9-56 Upgrading Your Server 7. Remove the screw from the riser card, and remove the additional slot cover. Low-profile riser card Full-height side riser card NOTE: Keep the removed additional slot cover for future use. 8. Only for the full-height, full-length type When inserting a full-height, full-length PCI card, remove the card retainer.
Upgrading Your Server 9-57 9. Install the PCI board on the riser card. Align the PCI board terminal section with the riser card slot, and firmly push the PCI board until it is fully seated. Tip of the PCI board Low-profile riser card Tip of the PCI board Full-height riser card Guide rail IMPORTANT: Do not touch the terminals of the riser cards and PCI cards with your bare hand. Fingerprints and dust left on them cause the server to malfunction.
9-58 Upgrading Your Server 10. Secure the PCI card with the screw you removed in step 5. Full-height riser card Low-profile riser card IMPORTANT: This step is to protect the terminals of the riser card from dust or fingerprints. Dust and fingerprints left on them cause the server to malfunction. 11. Insert the riser module assembly into the slot on the motherboard. Align the riser card terminal section with the slot on the motherboard, and firmly push the riser module until it is fully seated.
Upgrading Your Server 9-59 12. After inserting the riser card, firmly press on it with your fingers to connect it. 13. Install the components you removed previously. 14. Verify that POST displays no error messages. If POST displays an error message, take a note on the message and see the POST error messages listed on page 4-15. 15. Run the BIOS SETUP utility and select "Yes" for [Advanced] → [Reset Configuration Data]. This setting is required to update the hardware configuration information.
9-60 Upgrading Your Server [Advanced] menu of the BIOS setup utility, make sure that the [PCI Slot xx ROM] parameter (where xx is the PCI slot number) under [PCI Configuration] is set to [Enabled]. IMPORTANT: When N8103-129/130 is inserted, do not switch to the hibernation or standby mode. 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull out the server from the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the logic cover (as described on page 9-25). 4.
Upgrading Your Server 9-61 6. Attach the RAID controller to the bracket that was removed from the server chassis. Use the screws removed in step 6. Screws 7. Install the RAID controller in the server chassis, and secure it with the screws that were used to secure the bracket. Screws 8. Install the components you removed. IMPORTANT: This server does not have any connectors to which the connectors of LEDs for indicating disk access, such as for the RAID controller, can be connected.
9-62 Upgrading Your Server Installing Additional Battery for RAID Controller Take the following steps to install an additional battery for RAID controller. 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull out the server from the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the logic cover (as described on page 9-25). 4. Hold the riser card handle and bracket as shown in the figure on the right, and remove the riser card. If the card is hard to remove, hold down the server while lifting the card.
Upgrading Your Server 9-63 7. Install the connector board provided with the additional battery to the RAID controller. Connector board Screw 8. Secure the RAID controller to the server chassis. 9. Remove the two screws for the battery bracket attached to the server, and then remove the bracket.
9-64 Upgrading Your Server 10. Use the screws that came with the additional battery to fix the battery to the bracket. Screw 11. Connect the cable to the additional battery. Be aware of the face of the connector according to the figure below. Connect a cable to the connector with matching their markings.
Upgrading Your Server 9-65 12. Use the screws that came with the additional battery to fix the battery to the bracket. Screw 13. For a 2-5-inch model, route the cables as shown in the following figures.
9-66 Upgrading Your Server When connecting to a RAID controller inserted into a low-profile slot When connecting to a RAID controller inserted into a full-height slot
Upgrading Your Server 9-67 14. Connect the cable to the connector board installed on the RAID controller. Be aware of the face of the connector according to the figure below. 15. Install the components you removed previously. Removing Additional Battery for RAID Controller Remove the additional battery for RAID controller in reverse order of the installation steps.
9-68 Upgrading Your Server USE OF INTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM Using the RAID controller allows you to use hard disk drives in the device bays of the server and those in the optional expansion disk cabinet in the RAID System. A RAID system can be built by using an optional RAID controller (N8103-129/130). IMPORTANT: Making hard disk drives in the RAID System or changing the RAID level initializes hard disk drives.
Upgrading Your Server 9-69 Optional RAID Controller (N8103-129/130) At the factory, the interface cable is connected to the SATA HDD connector on the motherboard. Refer to the manual coming with optional RAID controller (N8103-129/130) for details. IMPORTANT: The RAID controller board is extremely sensitive to static electricity. Make sure to touch the metal frame of the Server to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the RAID controller.
9-70 Upgrading Your Server Observe the following when configuring a RAID system: Use the minimum number of hard disk drives required to configure the desired RAID level. These hard disk drives must have either the same capacity or the same rotational speed. Note that the minimum number of hard disk drives required depends on the RAID configuration. Specify the same RAID level for the all logical drives: RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10, or RAID50.
Upgrading Your Server 9-71 BACKUP DEVICES This server has one bay for installing a file backup device such as a magnetic tape drive. IMPORTANT: To install a backup device that has an SCSI interface, a separately sold SCSI controller and SCSI cable (K410-146 (00)) are required. (For details, see Supported cards and slots into which they can be inserted on page 9-71.) Do not install a backup device that is not specified by NEC.
9-72 Upgrading Your Server Installing a SCSI interface device IMPORTANT: To use a device that has an SCSI interface, a separately sold optional PCI SCSI controller is required. 1. Prepare as described on page 9-4. 2. Pull the server out of the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the drive cover and logic cover (as described on pages 9-25, 9-26). 4. Remove the PCI riser card (as described on page 9-51). 5. Remove the support bar and processor duct (as described on page 9-42). 6.
Upgrading Your Server 9-73 8. Remove the front panel. IMPORTANT: Keep the removed front panel in a safe place. 9. 10. Insert a backup device into the device carrier. Use the screws that came with the server to fix the backup device in place. NOTE: Be sure to use the screws that came with the server. Adjust the attachment position of the device so that the screw holes line up. If the device is long enough to make connecting a cable difficult, slide the device forward for connection.
9-74 Upgrading Your Server 11. Connect the interface cable and power cable to the backup device. Connect the power cable that came with the server and the separately sold SCSI cable (K410-147 (00)) to the backup device. Terminator SCSI cable AC power cable NOTE: A power cable is provided for the device bay. 12. Insert the device carrier into the backup device bay. The power cable is not yet connected. Only insert the carrier part way into the server, not all the way in. 13.
Upgrading Your Server 9-75 18. Attach the removed components. 19. Start up the SCSI BIOS utility, and then set up the SCSI device. For details, see the instruction manual that came with your backup device. 20. Install the device driver for the connected backup device. For details, see the instruction manual that came with your backup device. Installing a USB interface device 1. Prepare as described on page 9-4. 2. Pull the server out of the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3.
9-76 Upgrading Your Server 8. Remove the front panel. IMPORTANT: Keep the removed front panel in a safe place. 9. 10. Insert a backup device into the device carrier. Use the screws that came with the server to fix the backup device in place. NOTE: Be sure to use the screws that came with the server. Adjust the attachment position of the device so that the screw holes line up. If the device is long enough to make connecting a cable difficult, slide the device forward for connection.
Upgrading Your Server 9-77 11. Connect the interface cable and power cable to the backup device. Connect the power cable that came with the server and the separately sold USB cable (K410-194/195 (00)) to the backup device. USB cable AC power cable NOTE: A power cable is provided for the device bay. 12. Insert the device carrier into the backup device bay. The power cable is not yet connected. Only insert the carrier part way into the server, not all the way in. 13.
9-78 Upgrading Your Server 16. Attach the removed components. IMPORTANT: If an N8151-81-internal MO (USB) or N8151-86-internal RDX (USB) is connected, the boot order might be changed. On the [Boot] menu of the BIOS setup utility, make the boot priority of the above removable devices lower than the boot disk. Procedure: [Boot] → [Boot Option #2] → [(Bus 08 Dev 0 0) PCI RAID Adapter] 17. Install the device driver for the connected backup device.
Upgrading Your Server 9-79 Installation 1. Prepare as described on page 9-4. 2. Pull the server out of the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the drive cover (as described on page 9-25). 4. Determine the expansion slot in which to insert an additional fan. 5. Insert the fan straight into this slot. Push the fan in until you hear a click indicating that the fan is locked into place. 6. Change the position of the JFANSEL_1 jumper strap on the fan board.
9-80 Upgrading Your Server Removal To remove a backup fan, prepare as described in steps 1 to 3 of Installation, and then perform the procedure below. A fan can be replaced even while the power is on (hot swapping). CAUTION To safely use the server, observe the caution below. Failing to do so might result in an injury such as a burn or physical damage. For details, see pages 1-4 to 1-11. z Shock caution 1. Determine which fan to remove (replace).
Upgrading Your Server 9-81 4. Change the position of the JFANSEL_1 jumper strap on the fan board. IMPORTANT: Do not change any other jumper settings. Doing so might cause a server failure or incorrect operations.
9-82 Upgrading Your Server OPTICAL DISK DRIVE You may replace the factory-installed optical disk drive with an optional DVD SuperMULTI drive. IMPORTANT: Be sure to use the optical disk drive authorized by NEC. Optical disk drive bay Installation Procedure Take the following steps to install the optical disk drive. 1. See page 9-4 to prepare. 2. Pull out the server from the rack (as described on page 9-4). 3. Remove the drive cover (as described on page 9-25). 4.
Upgrading Your Server 9-83 6. Remove the two screws that fix the dummy cover in place, and then remove the cover. Screws 7. Remove the screw that fixes the optical disk drive bracket cover in place, and then slide the cover in the direction of the arrow to remove it. Cover fixing screws Cover 8. Attach the optional internal optical disk drive to the bracket, and then fix the drive in place by using the screw that was used to fix the dummy cover in place. 9.
9-84 Upgrading Your Server 10. Install the drive into the server by performing steps 4 and 5 in reverse. 11. Install the components you removed previously.
Appendix A Specifications 2.5-inch HDD model Item CPU Type Clock Standard Maximum 3rd cache Number of cores/Number of threads Chipset Memory N81001644F ® Intel ® Xeon Processor E5506 2.13GHz 1 2 4MB 2/2 N81001645F ® Intel ® Xeon Processor E5620 2.40GHz 12MB 4/8 Express5800/R120b-2 Diskless model N8100N81001646F 1647F ® ® Intel Intel ® ® Xeon Xeon Processor Processor E5640 L5640 2.66GHz 2.26GHz N81001648F ® Intel ® Xeon Processor X5670 2.93GHz N81001649F ® Intel ® Xeon Processor X5680 3.
A-2 Specifications Item Interface Keyboard/mouse Analog RGB Serial USB 2.0 1000BASE-T LAN connector LAN connector for management Backup power supply Backup fan External Excluding front bezel, dimensions inner rail, and (mm) protruding parts Including front bezel, inner rail, and protruding parts Weight (Max.
Specifications A-3 3.5-inch HDD model Item CPU Type Clock Standard Maximum 3rd cache Number of cores/Number of threads Chipset Memory Auxiliary storage Additional slots Graphics Interface N8100-1650F ® ® Intel Xeon Processor E5503 2GHz 1 2 4MB 2/2 Express5800/R120b-2 Diskless model N8100-1651F N8100-1652F ® ® ® ® Intel Xeon Intel Xeon Processor Processor E5506 E5620 2.13GHz 2.40GHz N8100-1653F ® ® Intel Xeon Processor X5640 2.
A-4 Specifications Item External dimensions (mm) Excluding front bezel, inner rail, and protruding parts Including front bezel, inner rail, and protruding parts Weight (Max.) Power supply Environmental requirements Temperature Humidity Express5800/R120b-2 Diskless model N8100-1650F N8100-1651F N8100-1652F 445.2 (width) x 721.2 (depth) x 86.7 (height) N8100-1653F 486.5 (width) x 821.9 (depth) x 88.
Appendix B Other Precautions Transfer Rate of the On-board LAN Controller The onboard network interface controller supports 10Base-T and 100Base-TX networks and a capable of full or half duplex. The controller can automatically detect and switch for network speed and transfer mode connected to the HUB. However, for proper network operation, specify the link speed and duplex mode to the same value as the value specified for HUB.
B-2 Other Precautions Notes on use The floppy disk is an important data storage media with delicate structure and requires care. Keep the following notes in mind to use it: Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive gently as far as it goes. Attach the label to the correct position. Do not write anything directly onto the disk surface with a pencil or ball-point pen. Do not open the shutter. Do not use the floppy disk in a dusty place. Do not place anything on the floppy disk.
Other Precautions B-3 Disk format To write data into a floppy disk, the floppy disk must be "formatted." "Formatting" is to initialize the floppy disk and make it available for the system environment (operating system). IMPORTANT: Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it, if any. Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server. Use a formatted floppy disk to work with it on the DOS command line.
B-4 Other Precautions DVD/CD-ROM Keep the following notes in mind to use the DVD/CD-ROM for the server: Press the center of the storage case to remove the DVD/CD-ROM from the case. Do not drop the DVD/CD-ROM. Do not place anything on the DVD/CD-ROM or bend the DVD/CD-ROM. Do not attach any label onto the DVD/CD-ROM. Do not touch the signal side (nothing is printed on this side) with your hand. Place the DVD/CD-ROM with its printed side upward and gently put it on the tray.
Other Precautions B-5 This enables you, for example, to use tape B to restore the data when tape C makes a read error. Also when both tapes B and C make a read error, you can restore your valuable data by using the data stored in tape A. Keyboard The keyboard is a device to instruct you computer by entering alphanumeric characters or symbols. IMPORTANT: Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard. Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard.
B-6 Other Precautions Mouse Like the keyboard, the mouse is a device to instruct your computer. Many OS's and application software require the mouse for operation. NOTE: Functions assigned to the mouse buttons vary depending on the software. For details, refer to the manual provided with the software. Use the mouse on a clean desk. Using the mouse on a dusty or dirty desk disturbs smooth movement or normal operation of the mouse. When your mouse movement seems dull, clean your mouse.
Appendix C IRQ The factory-set interrupt requests are listed below. Find an appropriate one to install an optional device.
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Appendix D Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 This section explains how to install the Windows Server 2008 R2. NOTICE Read the following notes or information before installing the Windows Server 2008 R2.
D-2 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack. Windows Server 2008 R2 – OS installation media (No Service Pack) Installing Service Pack You can install the Service Pack on the server. When the Service Pack is not attached to your system, prepare it by yourself.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-3 About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula. When the system is Windows Server 2008 R2: Required partition size = size required to install OS + paging file size + dump file size + application size Size required to install OS = 8,000MB (Full Installation) or = 3,500MB (Server Core Installation) Paging file size (recommended) = Installed memory size * 1.
D-4 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 NOTE: When new partition is created, initial 100MB is assigned as boot partition by Windows OS. Example: If you make a partition of 40,960MB (40GB), usable space will be 40,960MB – 100MB = 40,860MB. The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 1GB(1,024MB) and a full installation of the operating system: 8,000MB + (1,024MB * 1.5) + (1,024MB + 300MB) + application size = 10,860MB + application size.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-5 BitLocker If you use BitLocker, note the following: Be sure to keep the recovery password secure. Do not keep it around a server running BitLocker. IMPORTANT: Without the recovery password, you cannot start the operating system and see the partition content encrypted by BitLocker.
D-6 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 INSTALLING Windows Server 2008 R2 Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (DVD-ROM) / Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (DVD-ROM) User's Guide Getting Started
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2008 R2. Follow steps below appropriate to your environment. 1. Turn on your system. IMPORTANT: To install Windows Server 2008 R2, you may need to update BIOS. To check if your system needs a BIOS update, go to: http://www.nec.com/express/ 2. Insert the Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD-ROM into your DVD-ROM drive. 3. Restart the system.
D-8 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 4. Select a language and other options from the drop-down lists, and then click [Next]. 5. Click the [Install now The installation starts. ] button.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-9 6. Select the edition of the Windows operating system that you purchased. NOTE: The Windows versions listed on the screen vary depending on the Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD-ROM you are using. 7. Read the license terms carefully. If you agree, select [I accept the license terms], and then click [Next].
D-10 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 8. Select the type of installation you want. [Custom (advanced)] is selected below. 9. The screen of "Where do you want to install Windows?" is displayed. NOTE: Please go to step 12 when you do not use the RAID Controller. Remove the Backup DVD-ROM or Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD-ROM and set NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD, and select [Load Driver].
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-11 10. The folder reference dialog box appears. Select a path in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD, and then click [OK]. – If the N8103-129/130 RAID Controller is used: :\017\win\winnt\oemfd\ws2008r2\fd1\megasas2 After you select the path, a list of drivers is displayed. Select the following driver, and then click [OK]. Go to Step 11. – If the N8103-129/130 RAID Controller is used: [LSI MegaRAID SAS 9264-8i] 11.
D-12 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 13. Click [New], enter a partition size, and then click [Apply]. NOTE: When new partition is created, initial 100MB is assigned as boot partition by Windows OS. 14. Select the partition created in step 13, and then click [Format]. 15. Select the partition created, and then click [Next]. NOTE: The number of partitions displayed to a screen by environment of the use is different.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-13 When the following message appears, the installation starts automatically. 16. After a full installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 is completed, the following dialog box will prompt you to set or change the password before you log on. Click [OK].
D-14 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 17. Change the password, and then click the [ ] button. – If you have selected a full installation – If you have selected a Server Core installation NOTE: Administrator password that satisfy the next condition, are required.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-15 18. When the following message appears, click [OK] to log on. 19. Log on to the system. The steps vary depending on the edition you selected in step 6. – If you have selected a full installation On the [Initial Configuration Tasks] window, enter user information.
D-16 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 – If you have selected a Server Core installation At the command prompt, enter user information. NOTE: For more detailed procedure, see the "Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Step-By-Step Guide". After installations is completed, be sure to execute the tasks described in "Setup of Device Driver (Normally Install in Server)" and "Updating the System" of this chapter.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-17 Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2008 R2 is written. NOTES: Execute the activation within 30 days. COA label may be attached to your server. Updating the System IMPORTANT: "Updating the System" disables the Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) function.
D-18 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Process of "Updating the System" "Updating the System" applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series. 1. Log on to the system using an administrator account. 2. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive. 3. Hereinafter, the setup process is depending on the content selected at [Installing Windows Server 2008], follow each of the instructions.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-19 5. Read the message, and then click [OK]. The update starts. NOTE: The following box appears during the update if you have deployed a full installation of Windows Server 2008 R2. Wait until the update completes. 6. When the following message appears, click [OK] to restart the system. The system has been updated.
D-20 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device. For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section, refer to the document attached to the driver. LAN Driver and PROSet Please refer to Chapter 5 "Installing and Setting Device Drivers" for Windows Server 2008 R2 to install and setup LAN driver and PROSet.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-21 Graphics Accelerator Driver If you use standard graphics accelerator drivers, update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to your system. Standard graphics accelerator drivers will be installed automatically. NOTE: The graphics accelerator driver is supported only on a server running a full installation. Use VGA on a server running a Server Core installation.
D-22 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 About Windows Activation Windows Server 2008 R2 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows activation process is as follows. For a server running a full installation 1. Select [Control Panel] and click [System and Security], then select [System]. IMPORTANT: If the following message appears, Windows has already been activated on your system.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-23 2. In the following screen, click [Change product key]. 3. Type the product key shown on your COA label, and click [Next].
D-24 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 4. Activate Windows. The Windows activation is complete.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 D-25 For a server running a Server Core installation 1. At the command prompt, type slmgr –dli, and press Enter. IMPORTANT: If the following message appears, Windows has already been activated on your system. Click 2. to exit. Type slmgr –ipk , and press Enter. * PID is your product key on the COA label. 3. Type slmgr –dti to obtain an installation ID for Windows activation, and press Enter. 4. See "%systemroot%\system32\sppui\phone.
D-26 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 5. Call the above number, inform the representative of the installation ID which you obtained in step 3, and receive a confirmation ID. 6. At the command prompt, type slmgr –atp , and press Enter. * CID is the confirmation ID that you received from the call center. The Windows activation is complete. SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5.
Appendix E Installing Windows Server 2008 This section explains how to install the Windows Server 2008. NOTICE Read the following notes or information before installing the Windows Server 2008.
E-2 Installing Windows Server 2008 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack. Windows Server 2008 – OS installation media (with Service Pack 2) – OS installation media (No Service Pack) + Service Pack 2 – OS installation media (No Service Pack) Installing Service Pack You can install the Service Pack on the server.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-3 About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula.
E-4 Installing Windows Server 2008 Example: The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 1GB (1,024MB) and a full installation of the operating system: 11,600MB + (1,024MB * 1.5) + (1,024MB + 300MB) + application size = 14,460MB + application size. If the provided partition size is smaller than that required to install the OS and paging file, expand the partition size or utilize a larger disk.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-5 When the system is Windows Server 2008 32-bit (x86) Edition Required partition size = size required to install OS + paging file size + dump file size + application size Size required to install OS = 6,300MB (Full Installation) 9,300MB (Full Installation with Service Pack 2) 9,400MB (Full Installation + Service Pack 2) or = 2,200MB (Server Core Installation) 5,200MB (Server Core Installation with Service Pack 2) 5,300MB (Server Core Installation + Service Pack 2) Paging
E-6 Installing Windows Server 2008 Example: The partition size required for a system with an installed memory size of 1GB (1,024MB) and a full installation of the operating system: 6,300MB + (1,024MB * 1.5) + 1,024MB + 300MB + application size = 9,160MB + application size. If the partition where the operating system is installed is smaller than that required to install the OS and paging file, expand the partition size or utilize a larger disk.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-7 INSTALLING Windows Server 2008 Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (DVD-ROM) / Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (DVD-ROM) User's Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2008 OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER
E-8 Installing Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2008. 1. Turn on your system. IMPORTANT: To install Windows Server 2008, you may need to update BIOS. To check if your system needs a BIOS update, go to: http://www.nec.com/express/. 2. Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM into your DVD-ROM drive. 3. Restart the system.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-9 5. Click the [Install now ] button. The installation starts. 6. Enter your product key, and then click [Next].
E-10 Installing Windows Server 2008 7. Select the edition of the Windows operating system that you purchased. Select [I have selected the edition of Windows that I purchased], and then click [Next]. You will see only possible editions that have been determined by Windows based on the key you entered in step 6. NOTE: The Windows versions listed on the screen vary depending on the Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM you are using. 8. Read the license terms carefully.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-11 9. Select the type of installation you want. [Custom (advanced)] is selected below. 10. The screen of "Where do you want to install Windows?" is displayed. NOTE: Please go to step 13 when you do not use the RAID Controller. Remove the Backup DVD-ROM or Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM and set NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD, and select [Load Driver].
E-12 Installing Windows Server 2008 11. The folder reference dialog box appears. Select a path in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD, and then click [OK]. If the N8103-129/130 RAID Controller is used: – Windows Server 2008 32-bit (x86) Edition :\017\win\winnt\oemfd\ws2008\fd1\megasas2 – Windows Server 2008 64-bit (x64) Edition :\017\win\winnt\oemfd\ws2008x64\fd1\megasas2 After you select the path, a list of drivers is displayed. Select the following driver, and then click [OK].
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-13 When the following message appears, the installation starts automatically. NOTE: If the disk drive contains NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM, you will be prompted to replace a media with that for OS installation. Insert the install media according to the on-screen message. Install Windows – Insert Disc Please insert Windows installation disc 1.
E-14 Installing Windows Server 2008 17. Log on to the system. The steps vary depending on the edition you selected in step 7. If you have selected a full installation 1. After a full installation of Windows Server 2008 is completed, the following dialog box will prompt you to set or change the password before you log on. Click [OK]. 2. Change the password, and then click the button. NOTE: Computer name and Administrator password that satisfy the next condition, are required. 3.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-15 4. On the [Initial Configuration Tasks] window, enter user information. If you have selected a Server Core installation 1. After a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 is completed, press Ctrl + Alt + Del.
E-16 Installing Windows Server 2008 2. Select [Other User]. 3. Log on to the system as an administrator. You need not enter your password in this dialog box. Click the 4. button. Before you log on, you will be prompted to change the password. Click [OK].
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-17 5. Change the password, and then click the button. NOTE: Computer name and Administrator password that satisfy the next condition, are required. More than 6 characters Contains characters from three of the following categories (numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and signs). 6. When the following message appears, click [OK]. 7. At the command prompt, enter user information.
E-18 Installing Windows Server 2008 Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2008 is written. NOTES: Execute the activation within 60 days. COA label may be attached to your server. Updating the System IMPORTANT: "Updating the System" disables the Scalable Networking Pack (SNP) function.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-19 Application Process of "Updating the System" "Updating the System" applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series. 1. Log on to the system using an administrator account. 2. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive. 3. Hereinafter, the setup process is depending on the content selected at [Installing Windows Server 2008], follow each of the instructions.
E-20 Installing Windows Server 2008 5. Read the message, and then click [OK]. The update starts. NOTE: The following box appears during the update if you have deployed a full installation of Windows Server 2008. Wait until the update completes. 6. When the following message appears, click [OK] to restart the system. The system has been updated.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-21 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device. For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section, please refer to the document attached to the driver. LAN Driver and PROSet Please refer to Chapter 5 "Installing and Setting Device Drivers" for Windows Server 2008 to install and setup LAN driver and PROSet.
E-22 Installing Windows Server 2008 Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-75/95/107) If you use the SCSI Controller N8103-75/95/107, you do not need to install the driver manually. It is automatically installed by Windows Plug-and-Play. Installing SAS Controller Driver (N8103-104A) If you use the SAS Controller N8103-104A, you do not need to install the driver manually. It is automatically installed by Windows Plug-and-Play.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-23 About Windows Activation Windows Server 2008 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2008. Windows activation process is as follows. For a server running a full installation 1. Go to the Start menu, and in the Run dialog box, type slui, and press Enter. IMPORTANT: If the following message appears, Windows has already been activated on your system. Click [Close] to exit.
E-24 Installing Windows Server 2008 2. In the following screen, click [Type a different product key]. 3. Type the product key shown on your COA label, and click [Next].
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-25 4. Activate Windows. The Windows activation is complete.
E-26 Installing Windows Server 2008 For a server running a Server Core installation 1. At the command prompt, type slmgr –dli, and press Enter. IMPORTANT: If the following message appears, Windows has already been activated on your system. Click 2. to exit. Type slmgr –ipk , and press Enter. * PID is your product key on the COA label. 3. Type slmgr –dti to obtain an installation ID for Windows activation, and press Enter. 4. See "%systemroot%\system32\slui\phone.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-27 6. At the command prompt, type slmgr –atp , and press Enter. * CID is the confirmation ID that you received from the call center. The Windows activation is complete.
E-28 Installing Windows Server 2008 The procedure to set PAE option If your 32-bit system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB, setting PAE option will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory. IMPORTANT: "PAE option" is not supported on Windows Server 2008 Standard. In Windows Server 2008 system, the PAE option can be set by using Bcdedit.exe. The setting procedure is as follows. 1. Click [Run] on [Start] menu. 2. Type "cmd.exe" in the [Open:] box to start command prompt. 3.
Installing Windows Server 2008 E-29 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5.
Appendix F Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions This section explains how to install the Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. NOTICE Read the following notes or information before installing the Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions.
F-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack. Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition – OS installation media (with Service Pack 2) – OS installation media (No Service Pack) + Service Pack 2 – OS installation media (No Service Pack) Installing Service Pack You can install the Service Pack on the server.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-3 About the System Partition Size The system partition size can be calculated from the following formula.
F-4 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions INSTALLING Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition (CD-ROM) / Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition (CD-ROM) Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Service Pack 2 (CD-ROM) User's Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-5 Creating "Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER" Before installing, create Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER. NOTE: If you have already "Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER" for NEC Express5800 Server which you are going to install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions, you do not need to create it again.
F-6 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 8. Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER will be created. Write-protect and attach a label, then keep it safely. IMPORTANT If you have created "OEM-Disk" in the Flash FDD, disconnect the Flash FDD after NEC EXPRESSBUILDER had been shut down. NOTE: If the following message is displayed, the floppy disk is write-protected. Cancel write-protected state.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-7 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. IMPORTANT: If you have created the OEM-Disk into the Flash FDD, connect the Flash FDD before you start the system. If you have created OEM-Disk into the floppy disk, connect the USB floppy disk drive before you start the system. 1. Turn on the system power. 2.
F-8 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 6. The following message is displayed. Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: *Press ENTER when ready. If you use the floppy disk drive, insert the Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive, and press Enter. NOTE: If you use the Flash FDD, the message above is not displayed. A list of mass storage devices is displayed.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-9 9. A list of mass storage devices is displayed. Select the [Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (Windows 64-bit)] and press Enter. IMPORTANT: If the following message is displayed when you use the N8103-75/107 SCSI controller, press S. The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver.
F-10 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 12. When the following message is shown, press Enter to start "Welcome to Setup". IMPORTANT: If you install Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions on the hard disk larger than 2,097,152MB (2TB), you can specify only a value equal to or less than 2,097,152MB as partition size. 13. When the installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition has finished, the system reboots automatically. 14.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-11 Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written. NOTES: Execute the activation within 30 days. System may be locked after 30 days is passed. COA label may be attached to your server.
F-12 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Application Process of the Hotfix (KB921411) Apply the "Hotfix (KB921411)" before execute "Updating the System". 1. Log on to the system by the account with administrator authority to the server (such as administrator). 2. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive of the server. 3. Click Start menu and [Run], and then execute the following command.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-13 5. When the following message is displayed, make sure to click [Finish] to restart the system. With that, application process of the Hotfix (KB921411) is finished.
F-14 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Application Process of "Updating the System" "Updating the System" applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series. Follow this process after Hotfix for Windows x64 (KB921411) or Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411) had been applied. NOTE: If you install Windows CD-ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system, you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again. 1. Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege (e.g.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-15 NOTE: The following box appears during the update if you have deployed a full installation of Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. Wait until the update completes. 5. When the following message appears, "Updating the System" was finished. When you apply Service Pack: Click [Yes], and then go to Step 6. When you don't apply Service Pack: Click [No], and then go to Step 8. 6. When the following message appears, click [Yes].
F-16 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions 7. When the following message appears, select a Service Pack and click [Open] and then, according to a message, please apply it. 8. When the following message appears, click [Yes] to restart the system. The system has been updated.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-17 Recovery Process If "Updating the System" is executed before the application of the "Hotfix for Windows x64 (KB921411)", "!" may be displayed on the USB root hub. If "!" is displayed on the USB root hub, perform application of the "Hotfix for Windows x64 (KB921411)" and the "Updating the System" according to the following process. 1. Start the Windows Explorer, and click [Tools] and [Folder Options]. 2.
F-18 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device. For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section, please refer to the document attached to the driver. LAN Driver and PROSet LAN Driver LAN drivers will be installed automatically.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-19 Follow the procedure below to install PROSet. 1. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive. If the autorun menu is displayed, close menu screen. 2. The [Windows Explorer] dialog starts. * The procedure in the case of the standard start menu Click Start menu and click [Windows Explorer]. * The procedure in the case of the classic start menu Click Start menu, point to [Programs], [Accessories] and click [Windows Explorer]. 3.
F-20 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions LAN Driver Setting Link Speed LAN drivers will be installed automatically, but the link speed and Duplex mode need to be specified manually. IP addresses is not be able to set when the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" check box OFF. This phenomenon will occur with the certain condition. Check ON the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" check box and IP address will be able to set. When PROSet is not installed 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-21 WOL Refer to the following procedure for WOL (Wake On LAN) setting. When PROSet is not installed 1. Start Device Manager. 2. Point to [Network adapters] and double click following adapter. Open the adapter [Properties]. [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection] [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection #2] 3. Click [Power Management] tab and change setting in [Wake On LAN] according to the following list.
F-22 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions When PROSet is installed 1. Start Device Manager. 2. Point to [Network adapters] and double click following adapter. Open the adapter [Properties]. [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection] [Intel(R) 82576 Gigabit Dual Port Server Network Connection #2] 3. Click [Power Management] tab and change setting in [Wake On LAN] according to the following list.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-23 Setup Team Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and automatically converts the process of the working adapter to the other adapter in the group when any trouble occurred on that adapter. Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is a feature that creates a group containing more than one adapter and enhances the throughput by operating packet transmission from the server by all the adapters.
F-24 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Create Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Open [Network adapters] → [Intel(R) xxx] properties. 3. Click [Teaming] tab and check the [Team this adapter with other adapters] check box. Click [New Team]. 4. Fill the name of the team in [Specify a name for the team] and click [Next]. 5. Include the adapter to the team and click [Next]. 6. Select a team mode, and then click [Next]. IMPORTANT: Following team types are supported.
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-25 Remove Team 1. Open the [Device Manager]. 2. Click [Network adapters], and open [TEAM: "Team name"] properties. 3. Click [Setting] tab. 4. Click [Remove Team] button. 5. Click [Yes] to the message. 6. Confirm [TEAM: "Team name"] adapter is not existing in [Network adapters] tree and restart the system.
F-26 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions LAN Board Driver (N8104-111/112/119/120/121/122/125A/126) Install the driver stored in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD. Installation of LAN Board Driver 1. Start Device Manager. 2. Click [Network adapters] and double-click [(Network Adapter Name)]. [(Network Adapter Name) Properties] appears. NOTE: [(Intel(R) PRO/1000...)] is the name of On-Board adapter. All other names show the Optional Network Board. 3. Click [Driver] tab and click [Update Driver...].
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-27 Graphics Accelerator Driver If you utilize standard graphics accelerator drivers, update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to your system. Standard graphics accelerator drivers will be installed automatically. Please follow the following procedure when you want to reinstall the driver individually. 1. Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM into the optical disk drive. If the autorun menu is displayed, close menu screen. 2.
F-28 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions About Windows Activation Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions. Windows activation process is as follows. NOTE: When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions BackUp CD-ROM, activation process is not needed. 1. Click [Run] on [Start] menu. Type as follows in the [Open:] box, and click [OK]. oobe/msoobe /a 2. When the screen as follows is displayed, click [Next].
Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions F-29 The following screen is displayed. 3. Process "Windows activation" according to the following message.
F-30 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5.
Appendix G Installing Windows Server 2003 This section explains how to install the Windows Server 2003. BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Read the following notes or information before installing the Windows Server 2003.
G-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack Which EXPRESSBUILDER Supports The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to the server supports following combination of the OS installation media and Service Pack.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-3 About Removable Media Do not set removable media, such as DAT and LTO, into the device mounted on this computer during the Windows installation. Floppy Disk Drive The internal floppy disk drive is not included in your system at the standard configuration. Prepare the optional USB floppy disk drive if necessary.
G-4 Installing Windows Server 2003 About the System Partition Size The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-5 Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk. 1. Set the "Size required for installation + Paging file size". 2. See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information (equivalent to the dump file size) is to be written to a separate disk.
G-6 Installing Windows Server 2003 INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Preparations for Installation NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (CD-ROM)/ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (CD-ROM), Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (CD-ROM)/ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (CD-ROM) Windows Server 2003 Service Pack (CD-ROM) User's Guide Getting Started Windows Server 2003 OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER Creating
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-7 Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER. If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER, use this procedure. If Windows Server 2003 or Windows can be operated on NEC Express5800 Server, you can use the other procedure described later. Follow the steps below. 1. Prepare one Flash FDD, or one USB floppy disk drive and 3.5-inch floppy disk. 2.
G-8 Installing Windows Server 2003 Create from [Autorun Menu] This menu requires Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows Server 2003 (or later). You can create Windows Server 2003 OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER from [Autorun Menu], if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate. Follow the steps below. 1. Prepare one Flash FDD, or one USB floppy disk drive and 3.5-inch floppy disk. 2. Start the Operating System. 3.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-9 Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation This section explains how to perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003. IMPORTANT: If you have created the OEM-Disk into the Flash FDD, connect the Flash FDD before you start the system. If you have created OEM-Disk into the floppy disk, connect the USB floppy disk drive before you start the system. 1. Turn on the system power. 2. Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM into the optical disk drive. 3.
G-10 Installing Windows Server 2003 6. The following message is displayed. Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: *Press ENTER when ready. If you use the floppy disk drive, Insert the Windows Server 2003 OEM-Disk for EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive, and press Enter. NOTE: If you use the Flash FDD, the message above is not displayed. A list of mass storage devices is displayed.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-11 9. A list of mass storage devices is displayed. Select the [Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards (Windows 32-bit)] and press Enter. IMPORTANT: If the following message is displayed when you use the N8103-75/107 SCSI controller, press S. The driver you provided seems to be newer than the Windows default driver.
G-12 Installing Windows Server 2003 12. When the following message is shown, press Enter to start "Welcome to Setup". IMPORTANT: If you install Windows Server 2003 on the hard disk larger than 2,097,152MB(2TB), you can specify only a value equal to or less than 2,097,152MB as partition size. 13. 14. When the installation of Windows Server 2003 has finished, the system reboots automatically. – Windows Server 2003 has been installed: Go to the step 17.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-13 Procedure for License Authentication Product Key used in the procedure for license authentication should be matched with the COA label in which the product key contained in Windows Server 2003 is written. NOTES: Execute the activation within 30 days. System may be locked after 30 days is passed. COA label may be attached to your server.
G-14 Installing Windows Server 2003 Updating the System - Applying Service Pack Update the system in the situation below: CPU is expanded (expanded to single processor to multi-processor). Modified system configuration. Recovered the system using recovery process. The system update brings the correction program provided by Microsoft to be applied to reinforce the system security. The system update is recommended.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-15 4. When the following message is displayed, click [Next]. After that, follow the message to continue the process. 5. When the following message is displayed, make sure to click [Finish] to restart the system. With that, application process of the Hotfix (KB921411) is finished.
G-16 Installing Windows Server 2003 Application Process of "Updating the System" "Updating the System" applies the drivers necessary for NEC Express5800 Series. Follow this process after Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411) had been applied. NOTE: If you install Windows CD-ROM that contains Service Pack 2 to your system, you do not have to apply Service pack 2 again. 1. Log on to the system with the account that has administrative privilege (e.g. administrator). 2.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-17 NOTE: The following box appears during the update if you have deployed a full installation of Windows Server 2003. Wait until the update completes. 5. When the following message appears, "Updating the System" was finished. When you apply Service Pack: Click [Yes], and then go to Step 6. When you don't apply Service Pack: Click [No], and then go to Step 8. 6. When the following message appears, click [Yes].
G-18 Installing Windows Server 2003 7. When the following message appears, select a Service Pack and click [Open] and then, according to a message, please apply it. 8. When the following message appears, click [Yes] to restart the system. The system has been updated.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-19 Recovery Process If "Updating the System" is executed before the application of the "Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411)", "!" may be displayed on the USB root hub. If "!" is displayed on the USB root hub, perform application of the "Hotfix for Windows Server 2003 (KB921411)" and the "Updating the System" according to the following process. 1. Start the Windows Explorer, and click [Tools] and [Folder Options]. 2.
G-20 Installing Windows Server 2003 DRIVER INSTALLATION AND ADVANCED SETTINGS This section describes on how to install and setup various standard drivers mounted on the device. For the information on installing and setting up the driver that is not described in this section, please refer to the document attached to the driver. LAN Driver and PROSet Please refer to Chapter 5 "Installing and Setting Device Drivers" for Windows Server 2003 to install and setup LAN driver and PROSet.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-21 Installing SCSI Controller Driver (N8103-75/95/107) If you use the SCSI Controller N8103-75/95/107, update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to your system. The SCSI Controller driver will be installed automatically. Installing SAS Controller Driver (N8103-104A) If you use the SAS Controller N8103-104A, update your system with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM attached to your system. The SAS Controller driver will be installed automatically.
G-22 Installing Windows Server 2003 About Windows Activation Windows Server 2003 must be activated before you can use Windows Server 2003. Windows activation process is as follows. NOTE: When you use Windows Server 2003 R2 Backup CD-ROM, activation process is not needed. 1. Click [Run] on [Start] menu. Type as follows in the [Open:] box, and click [OK]. oobe/msoobe /a 2. When the screen as follows is displayed, click [Next].
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-23 The following screen is displayed. 3. Process "Windows activation" according to the following message.
G-24 Installing Windows Server 2003 The procedure to set PAE option If your 32-bit system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB, setting PAE option will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory. IMPORTANT: However, the Microsoft operating system products which support /PAE switch option are limited. Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products.
Installing Windows Server 2003 G-25 SETTING FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5.
Appendix H Using a Client Computer Which Has a CD Drive The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER disk is DVD so that a client computer which you want to use for managing the server needs a DVD drive. If you want to install the management software of EXPRESSBUILDER to the client without the DVD drive, make a CD-R from EXPRESSBUILDER DVD-ROM according to the following steps. NOTE: This procedure can copy only one CD at the purpose of installing the management software to the client. 1.
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Appendix I Accessing Power and Performance Data This chapter describes how to collect the power and performance data, including power consumption, inlet air temperature, and processor utilization of NEC Express server in usual operation. These are defined in ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements for Computer Servers and must be available to users. The sample program shown below is verified to be run normally on Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise 32bit (x86) Edition.
I-2 Accessing Power and Performance Data 'call the driver Dim outparams set outparams = oipmi.execmethod_("requestresponse",oinparams) WScript.Echo " Completion Code = 0x" & hex(outparams.Completioncode) If outparams.Completioncode <> 0 Then Wscript.Echo " Not supported" Else 'WScript.Echo " Data LS Byte = 0x" & hex(outparams.ResponseData(1)) 'WScript.Echo " Data MS Byte = 0x" & hex(outparams.ResponseData(2)) WScript.Echo " Power Consumption = " & outparams.ResponseData(2)*256 + _ outparams.
Accessing Power and Performance Data I-3 INLET AIR TEMPERATURE Run the following IPMI commands to access the SDR (Sensor Data Record) and obtain an inlet air temperature data. Get SDR Repository Info Reserve SDR Repository Get SDR Get Sensor Reading Shown below is an example of the file created by Visual Basic Script (e.g. Sensor.vbs). 'Start Script Option Explicit ' Prepare for MS IPMI Driver Dim osvc, oclass Dim oinstance, oipmi set osvc = getobject("winmgmts:root\wmi") set oclass = osvc.
I-4 Accessing Power and Performance Data ' (Get SDR) for each record Dim Record_LS,Record_MS, Offset, Length Dim cnt, sensorNum, sensorType ' First Record Record_LS = 0 Record_MS = 0 For cnt = 0 to RecordCount-1 Offset = 0 Length = 9 oinparams.networkfunction = &ha oinparams.lun = 0 oinparams.responderaddress = &h20 oinparams.command = &h23 oinparams.requestdata = array(Reserve_LS, Reserve_MS, Record_LS, Record_MS, Offset, Length) oinparams.requestdatasize = 6 set outparams = oipmi.
Accessing Power and Performance Data I-5 Sub GetSensor(rv_ls, rv_ms, rc_ls, rc_ms, sensorNum) Dim outtmp, units1, units2, sensortype oinparams.networkfunction = &ha oinparams.lun = 0 oinparams.responderaddress = &h20 oinparams.command = &h23 oinparams.requestdata = array(rv_ls, rv_ms, rc_ls, rc_ms, 20, 14) oinparams.requestdatasize = 6 set outtmp = oipmi.execmethod_("requestresponse",oinparams) units1 = outtmp.ResponseData(3) Select Case outtmp.
I-6 Accessing Power and Performance Data Sub get2complement(raw, rv, bit) Select Case bit case 4: If raw And &h8 Then rv = 0 - ((&h10 - raw) and &h0f) Else rv = raw End If case 8: If raw And &h80 Then rv = 0 - ((&h100 - raw) and &h0ff) Else rv = raw End If case 10: If raw And &h200 Then rv = 0 - ((&h400 - raw) and &h3ff) Else rv = raw End If End Select End Sub Sub GetIDString(rv_ls, rv_ms, rc_ls, rc_ms) Dim tmpMessage Dim outsdridstringtype oinparams.networkfunction = &ha oinparams.lun = 0 oinparams.
Accessing Power and Performance Data I-7 Command Line (Example) C:\VBS> cscript //nologo Sensor.
I-8 Accessing Power and Performance Data PROCESSOR UTILIZATION To collect the utilization of processors, use Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Processor class provided with the Windows OS. Shown below is a sample file created by Visual Basic Script (e.g. Proc.vbs). In this script, the processor utilization is collected every 30 seconds. ' Start Script strComputer = ".
Accessing Power and Performance Data I-9 Execution Result (Example) Proc0 : PercentProcessorTime=9 Proc1 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc2 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc3 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc4 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc5 : PercentProcessorTime=1 Proc6 : PercentProcessorTime=6 Proc7 : PercentProcessorTime=41 Proc8 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc9 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc10 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc11 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc12 : PercentProcessorTime=0 Proc13 : PercentProcessorTime=7 Proc
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Appendix J Product Configuration Record Table Use this table for information about setup and system environment change. Hardware Main Unit CPU #1 #2 Memory CPU1-DIMM1 CPU1-DIMM2 CPU1-DIMM3 CPU1-DIMM4 CPU1-DIMM5 CPU1-DIMM6 CPU2-DIMM1 CPU2-DIMM2 CPU2-DIMM3 CPU2-DIMM4 CPU2-DIMM5 CPU2-DIMM6 Monitor Model name Serial No. Date Installed Clock Clock Serial No. Serial No. Date Installed Date Installed Size Size Size Size Size Size Size Size Size Size Size Size Serial No. Serial No. Serial No. Serial No.
J-2 Product Configuration Record Table Port 6 Port 7 Port 8 Type Capacity Type number Type Capacity Type number Type Capacity Type number Backup Device Slot 1 Size Model name PCI Slot #0A Model name Serial No. Date Installed Serial No. Date Installed Serial No. Date Installed Capacity Type number Serial No. Date Installed Serial No. Date Installed PCI Slot #2B Model name Serial No. Date Installed Model name Serial No. Date Installed Model name Serial No. Date Installed Model name Serial No.
Product Configuration Record Table J-3 Software Firmware version OS Application of RUR media File system Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application running when a failure occurred Apply FAT Others ( Name: Name: HPFS Version: Version: NTFS )
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